Where does “tornare” come from?

tornare (Asturian) comes from Asturian tornar, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tornare (Asturian): inflection of tornar: ## first/third-person...

Definitions

  1. inflection of tornar: ## first/third-person...

Ancestry of “tornare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiantornarto turn; to turn back
2Latintornōto turn
3LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
4Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →