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
- The act of travelling or sightseeing,...
Ancestry of “tourism”, step by step
| 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 |