Where does “tourney” come from?

Tourney comes from Old French turnei and tornei, derived from Old French tornoier, from Latin tornidio and torno, ultimately from Latin tornus and Proto-Indo-European terh₁-, meaning to turn or twist.

tourney (English): Tournament; To take part in a tournament

Definitions

  1. Tournament; To take part in a tournament

Ancestry of “tourney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanturneitourney; medieval tournament
2Old Frenchtorneitournament
3Old FrenchtornoierAlternative form of tornoiier; to joust, tilt
Every word from Old French tornoier →Every word from Old French tornei →Every word from Anglo-Norman turnei →