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Volcano

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a mountain or opening in the Earth's crust that erupts molten rock and gas
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Stage 1 of 3
Vulcanus
Latin · ancient
"the Roman god of fire"
the Roman god of fire and metalworking
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Stage 2 of 3
vulcano
Italian · medieval
"a fire-spewing mountain"
named after the fiery Sicilian island associated with the god
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Stage 3 of 3
volcano
English · 1600s
"a mountain that erupts molten rock and gas"
adopted directly from Italian
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