Where does “вулкан” come from?
вулкан (Yakut) comes from Russian вулка́н, from English volcano, from Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.
вулкан (Yakut): volcano
Definitions
- volcano
Ancestry of “вулкан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вулка́н | volcano |
| 2 | English | volcano | A 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 |
| 3 | Italian | vulcano | volcano |
| 4 | Latin | Vulcānus | Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |