vulkaan
Afrikaans
/vœlˈkɑːn/
noun
Definitions
- (geology) volcano
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish vulkaan inherited from Middle Dutch vulcaen derived from Latin Vulcānus (god of fire and forging, Vulcan).
Origin
Latin
Vulcānus
Gloss
god of fire and forging, Vulcan
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- volcano English
- Vulcānus Latin
- stratovulkaan Dutch, Flemish
- vulkaan Dutch, Flemish
- vulkaanuitbarsting Dutch, Flemish
- vulkanisme Dutch, Flemish
- ὀδών Ancient Greek
- Bolcán Irish
- vulcaen Middle Dutch
- Vulcaan Manx
- vurcanu Sicilian