θύννος

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

tuna fish

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew (modern) תנין‎ (water animal, sea monster).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

תנין‎

Gloss

water animal, sea monster

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

thunniform English
*thunnina Latin
thunnus Latin
tunnus Latin
Thunfisch German
thon French
tunfisk Norwegian Bokmål
tunfisk Norwegian Nynorsk
تن Arabic
تن, اَلتُّنّ Arabic
تُنَّ Arabic
tonyina Catalan, Valencian
thon Middle French
תנין‎ Hebrew (modern)
ton Old Occitan