Where does “vulkan” come from?

vulkan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

vulkan (Norwegian Nynorsk): a volcano

Definitions

  1. a volcano

Ancestry of “vulkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
2Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς

Words derived from “vulkan”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →Every word from Latin Vulcānus →