Where does “astrotourism” come from?
astrotourism (English) comes from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
astrotourism (English): Tourism for the purpose of observing stars, meteors, eclipses, etc
Definitions
- Tourism for the purpose of observing stars, meteors, eclipses, etc
Ancestry of “astrotourism”, step by step
astrotourism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tourism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 2 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 3 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English astro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astro | astroturf |