Where does “tourniquet” come from?
Tourniquet comes from French tourniquet, derived from French tourner and Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornare meaning "to turn," from Latin tornus meaning "lathe," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- meaning "to turn" or "to rub."
tourniquet (English): A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop...
Definitions
- A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop...
Ancestry of “tourniquet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tourniquet | unpowered carousel; revolving door or turnstile |
| 2 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 3 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | — |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |