Where does “girientorn” come from?

girientorn (Catalan) comes from Catalan girar, from Latin gȳrāre, from Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος, from Ancient Greek μίτρα, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

girientorn (Catalan): around

Definitions

  1. around

Ancestry of “girientorn”, step by step

girientorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan girar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangirarto turn
2Latingȳrāre
3Latingȳruscircle
4Ancient Greekγῦροςring, circle
5Ancient GreekμίτραA metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Catalan entorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanentornsurrounding
2Vulgar Latin[[in]] [[tōrnō]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Ancient Greek μίτραEvery word from Ancient Greek γῦρος
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