Where does “toñina” come from?

toñina (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *thunnīna, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

toñina (Spanish): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “toñina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*thunnīna
2Latinthunnustuna
3Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
4Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus