Where does “vrijwilligerstoerisme” come from?
vrijwilligerstoerisme (Dutch) comes from Dutch toerisme, from French tourisme, from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
vrijwilligerstoerisme (Dutch): voluntourism
Definitions
- voluntourism
Ancestry of “vrijwilligerstoerisme”, step by step
vrijwilligerstoerisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch toerisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toerisme | tourism |
| 2 | French | tourisme | tourism |
| 3 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 4 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 5 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 6 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 7 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 8 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Dutch vrijwilliger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vrijwilliger | volunteer; voluntary military recruit or soldier,... |
| 2 | Dutch | vrijwillig | voluntary, of one's own free will |
| 3 | Dutch | vrij | free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vri | free |
| 5 | Old Dutch | frī | free, unbound |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |