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My Grade 5 class has just finished a unit called "Weather Watch" in Science and this was one of the questions posed by a student.

2006-11-15 02:54:30 · 5 answers · asked by Stacey L 1 in Science & Mathematics Weather

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tomatoes was already taken

2006-11-15 02:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Etymology
The word "tornado" is an altered form of the Spanish word tronada, which means "thunderstorm". This in turn was taken from the Latin tonare, meaning "to thunder". It most likely reached its present form through a combination of the Spanish tronada and tornar ("to turn"); however, this may be a folk etymology.

Some common, related slang terms include: twister, whirlwind, cyclone, funnel, wedge, finger of God, Devil's tail, rope, or stovepipe.

2006-11-15 10:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by HEATHER 4 · 0 0

The word tornado may have originated with a merging of the Latin tornare, which means to turn, and the Spanish tronada (thunderstorm).

2006-11-15 11:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0 0

Because after a tornado passes through everything is "torn" up and they often bid the town adieu ("ado"). Actually, Miriam-Webster online says its a modification of Spanish "tronada" meaning thunderstorm.

2006-11-15 15:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by Spud55 5 · 0 0

Alteration (perhaps influenced by Spanish tornar, to turn), of Spanish tronada, thunderstorm from tronar, to thunder, from Latin tonre; see (s)ten- in Indo-European roots

2006-11-15 10:59:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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