Reconstruction:Latin/thunnina

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From thunnus (“tuna”) +‎ -ina (“of or pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʊn.ˈni.na/

Noun

*thunnīna n (Proto-Romance)

  1. tuna fish
  2. porpoise

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: tonnina
    • Sicilian: tunnina
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: tonyina
    • Old French: tonine
      • French: thonnine (latinized)
      • → Dutch: tonijn
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Insular-Romance:

References

  • Angelico Prati, in "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", page 987.
  • Walther von Wartburg, "thynnus" in "Französisch Etymologisches Wörterbuch", volume: 13/1: t-ti page 318.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.