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.
Translations
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.
Translations
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, 2015-2022
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”).