Where does “Ulcanus” come from?

Ulcanus (Old English) comes from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

Ulcanus (Old English): Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and blacksmithing

Definitions

  1. Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and blacksmithing

Ancestry of “Ulcanus”, 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
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →Every word from Latin Vulcānus →
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