Where does “Turco-” come from?

Turco- (English) comes from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

Turco- (English): Turkey; Turk

Definitions

  1. Turkey; Turk

Ancestry of “Turco-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTurcusTurk
2GreekΤοῦρκοςmale Turk person from or who lives in Turkey
3Persianترکcrack
4Middle Persiantwlk'—
5Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
6Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

Words derived from “Turco-”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →