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): /tun.ˈni.na/

Noun

*thunnīna n (Proto-Romance)

1. tuna fish
2. porpoise

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: tonnina
  • Sicilian: tunnina
• Gallo-Romance:
  • French: thonnine
  • Catalan: tonyina
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Galician: touliña
  • Spanish: toñina, tonina, tollina
  • Portuguese: toninha
• Insular-Romance:
  • Sardinian: tonnina

References

• Angelico Prati, in "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", page 987.
• Walther von Wartburg, "thynnus" in "Französisch Etymologisches Wörterbuch", volume: 13/1: t-ti page 318.