Where does “downturned” come from?
downturned (English) comes from English turned, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, 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.
downturned (English): turned downwards
Definitions
- turned downwards
Ancestry of “downturned”, step by step
downturned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English turned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turned | simple past tense and past participle of turn |
| 2 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 3 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 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 |