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thonine.

little tuna (fish of the Euthynnus genus)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɔ.nin/
  1. little tuna (fish of the Euthynnus genus)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Phoenicianbor. Ancient Greek θῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)bor. Latin thunnus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Vulgar Latin *thunnīna Old French tonine ▲ Latin thunnusinflu. Middle French thonine French thonine Inherited from Old French tonine, from Vulgar Latin *thunnīna, from thunnus (“tuna”) + -īna (derivational suffix).

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