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volcanic (adj.)
[volcanic 词源字典]
1774, from French
volcanique
, from Italian
vulcanico
, from
vulcano
(see
volcano
). Figurative sense of "prone to explosive activity" is attested from 1854.
[volcanic etymology, volcanic origin, 英语词源]