Where does “*thunnīna” come from?
*thunnīna (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.
Ancestry of “*thunnīna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | thunnus | tuna |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θύννος | tuna |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θύνω | to rush along |