Where does “տուրիզմ” come from?
տուրիզմ (Armenian) comes from Russian тури́зм, from French tourisme, from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
տուրիզմ (Armenian): tourism
Ancestry of “տուրիզմ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | тури́зм | — |
| 2 | French | tourisme | tourism |
| 3 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 4 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 5 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 6 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 7 | Latin | tornō | — |
| 8 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |