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Where does “tornar” come from?

tornar (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan 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.

tornar (Catalan): to return, to go/come back; to return, to give...

Definitions

  1. to return, to go/come back; to return, to give...

Ancestry of “tornar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalantornar—
2Latintornō—
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
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