Where does “volcán” come from?
volcán (Spanish) comes from Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.
volcán (Spanish): volcano
Ancestry of “volcán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | vulcano | volcano |
| 2 | Latin | Vulcānus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |
Words derived from “volcán”