noun, feminine/tɔ.nin/plural: thonines
little tuna (fish of the Euthynnus genus)
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).