Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·italian ·1610s
Volcano
from volcano
- Meaning
- A vent through which lava erupts — from Latin *Vulcanus* (the Roman fire-god).
- Source word
- volcano
- Route into English
- Italian (Vulcano, an Aeolian island) → English by 1610s.
- Arrived
- 1610s
English borrows.
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