Where does “turiståmt” come from?
turiståmt (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian turist, from Italian turista, from French touriste, from English tourist, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
turiståmt (Cimbrian): tourist office
Definitions
- tourist office
Ancestry of “turiståmt”, step by step
turiståmt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cimbrian turist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | turist | tourist |
| 2 | Italian | turista | tourist |
| 3 | French | touriste | tourist |
| 4 | English | tourist | Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for... |
| 5 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 6 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 7 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 8 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 9 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Cimbrian åmt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | åmt | agency, department, office |
| 2 | Middle High German | amt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ambaht | service |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 6 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |