Where does “Turner” come from?
Turner comes from Middle English turnare, from the agent noun suffix -er added to Middle English turnure (turn), ultimately derived from Latin -āre, a verb-forming suffix.
Turner (English): A person who has Turner syndrome
Definitions
- A person who has Turner syndrome
Ancestry of “Turner”, step by step
Turner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English turner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | turner | — |
| 2 | English | turner | One who or that which turns; A person who turns... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Turner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Turner | a male gymnast |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |