Where does “ܕܪܢܦܝܣܐ” come from?
ܕܪܢܦܝܣܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Iraqi Arabic درنفيس, from French tournevis, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
ܕܪܢܦܝܣܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): screwdriver
Definitions
- screwdriver
Ancestry of “ܕܪܢܦܝܣܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraqi Arabic | درنفيس | — |
| 2 | French | tournevis | screwdriver |
| 3 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 4 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |