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==Etymology and terminology==
The word ''volcano'' ([[British English|UK]]: ''/vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/''; and [[American English|US]] ''/vɔlˈkeɪnoʊ/'') originates from the early 17th century, derived from the Italian ''vulcano'', a volcanic island in the [[Aeolian Islands]] of Italy whose name in turn comes from [[latin]] ''volcānus'' or ''vulcānus'' referring to [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], the god of fire in [[Roman mythology]].<ref name=oed>''Oxford English Dictionary,'' [[Oxford University Press]], 2013, accessed 25 December 2024. https://www.oed.com/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7694.html|title=Volcano|work=Mind over Magma: The Story of Igneous Petrology|first1=Davis A.|last1=Young|year=2003|access-date=January 11, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112071530/http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7694.html|archive-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> The set of processes and phenomena involved in volcanic activity is called [[volcanism]] [Early 19th century: from ''volcano'' + ''-ism'']. The study of volcanism and volcanoes is called [[volcanology]] [mid 19th century: from ''volcano'' + ''-logy''], sometimes spelled ''vulcanology''.<ref name=oed/>