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Where does “ton” come from?

ton (Old Occitan) comes from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

ton (Old Occitan): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “ton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthunnustuna
2Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
3Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “ton”

  • tunny
  • tunnyfish
  • ton
  • thon
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