Where does “torn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “torn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
2Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “torn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →
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