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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

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

Words derived from “τόρνος”

  • turned
  • turn
  • return
  • turning
  • turns
  • returning
  • attorney
  • tower
  • tour
  • tourism
  • Turner
  • tore
  • tourist
  • turnover
  • contour
  • tor
  • touring
  • turret
  • turnout
  • upturned
  • entourage
  • detour
  • downturn
  • ecotourism
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