Where does “nontouring” come from?
nontouring (English) comes from English touring, 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.
nontouring (English): Not touring
Definitions
- Not touring
Ancestry of “nontouring”, step by step
nontouring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English touring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | touring | Working for a short time in different places;... |
| 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 |