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Where does “midtour” come from?

midtour (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

midtour (English): Occurring or existing in the middle of a tour; In...

Definitions

  1. Occurring or existing in the middle of a tour; In...

Ancestry of “midtour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtourA journey through a particular building, estate,...
2Old Frenchtourtower
3Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
4Latintornō—
5LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
6Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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