Where does “τόρνος” come from?

τόρνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

τόρνος (Ancient Greek): A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...

Definitions

  1. A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...

Ancestry of “τόρνος”, step by step

τόρνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Proto-Hellenic *tórnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*tórnos—

Words derived from “τόρνος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →