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Where does “tourism” come from?

Tourism comes from English tour, derived from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Latin taurus, which traces back through Proto-Indo-European terh₁-.

tourism (English): The act of travelling or sightseeing,...

Definitions

  1. The act of travelling or sightseeing,...

Ancestry of “tourism”, 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

Words derived from “tourism”

  • ecotourism
  • agrotourism
  • nontourism
  • thanatourism
  • antitourism
  • posttourism
  • gastrotourism
  • aquatourism
  • cybertourism
  • agriturismo
  • agroturismo
  • turismo
  • turismi
  • turismo
  • agriturismo
  • cicloturismo
  • ippoturismo
  • ecoturismo
  • aeroturismo
  • туризм
  • agrotourisme
  • œnotourisme
  • tourisme
  • cyclotourisme
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