Etymology

cryovolcano

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Today it means: A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma. Full definition →

English volcano ← Italian vulcano ← Latin Vulcānu
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. LatinVulcānu
  4. ItalianVulcano
  5. Italianvulcano
  6. Englishvolcano
  7. English todaycryovolcano

From cryo- + volcano.

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