The term tuna ultimately derives from , the Middle Latin form of the - which is in turn derived from , "rush, dart along" [REF].
However, the immediate source for the word tuna in English is American Spanish < Spanish atún < Andalusian Arabic at-tūn, assimilated from al-tūn التون [Modern Arabic التن] : 'tuna fish' < Greco-Latin thunnus mentioned above [REF].