Where does “tourabout” come from?
tourabout (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.
tourabout (English): A touring car with two separate seat sections
Definitions
- A touring car with two separate seat sections
Ancestry of “tourabout”, step by step
tourabout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 2 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 3 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 4 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 5 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English about
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | about | In a circle around; all round; on every side of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | aboute | around |
| 3 | Old English | onbūtan | about, round about, all around |
| 4 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana- | Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |