Where does “criovulcão” come from?

criovulcão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vulcão, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

criovulcão (Portuguese): cryovolcano

Definitions

  1. cryovolcano

Ancestry of “criovulcão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevulcãovolcano
2LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →Every word from Latin Vulcānus →Every word from Portuguese vulcão →