myEtymology.com: French etymology of thon

Etymology of the French word thon

the Old French word thon

derived from the Old Provençal word ton

derived from the Latin word thunnus (tunny, tunny fish)

derived from the Greek word thunnus

derived from the Classical Latin word thynnus (tunny, tunny fish)

derived from the Greek word thunnos, θύννος

English tunny, Romanian ton

Dutch tonijn, English tuna, German Thunfisch, German Thun, Icelandic túnfiskur, Italian tonno, Latin thynnus, Lithuanian tunas, Polish tuna, Russian тyнeц, Swedish tonfisk

Word found in Old French