Etna
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| Mount Etna an active volcano in E Sicily: the highest volcano in Europe and the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps. Height: 3323 m (10 902 ft) | |
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Word Origin & History
Etna
volcano in Sicily, from L. Aetna, from an indigenous Sicilian language, *aith-na "the fiery one," from PIE *aidh-na, from base *ai- "to burn."
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