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Where does “touristed” come from?

touristed (English) comes from English tourist, 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.

touristed (English): Visited by tourists

Definitions

  1. Visited by tourists

Ancestry of “touristed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtouristSomeone who travels for pleasure rather than for...
2EnglishtourA journey through a particular building, estate,...
3Old Frenchtourtower
4Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
5Latintornō—
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “touristed”

  • untouristed
  • overtouristed
  • undertouristed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →