Where does “volkano” come from?
volkano (Swahili) comes from English volcano, from Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.
volkano (Swahili): volcano
Ancestry of “volkano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | volcano | A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet ... |
| 2 | Italian | vulcano | volcano |
| 3 | Latin | Vulcānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |