Etna
English
Etymology 1
From the Latin Aetna, perhaps via the Italian Etna. From either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aið-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Aetna.
Alternative forms
- Ætna (archaic)
Proper noun
Etna
- An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.
- Synonym: (in full) Mount Etna
- A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
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Further reading
- Mount Etna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Etna, Maine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From the Norwegian Etna. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Proper noun
Etna
- A river that flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land municipalities, Oppland, Norway.
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Further reading
- Etna (river) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛt.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛtna
- Hyphenation: Èt‧na
Derived terms
Proper noun
Etna f
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Old English
Alternative forms
- Etne, Ætne
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Etna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).