Where does “вулка́н” come from?

вулка́н (Russian) comes from English volcano, from Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

вулка́н (Russian): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “вулка́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolcanoA vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface
2Italianvulcanovolcano
3LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
4Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς

Words derived from “вулка́н”

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