Where does “touronaut” come from?
touronaut (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.
touronaut (English): A space tourist
Definitions
- A space tourist
Ancestry of “touronaut”, step by step
touronaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tourist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tourist | Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for... |
| 2 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 3 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 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 |
via English astronaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astronaut | A member of the crew of a spaceship or other... |
| 2 | English | astro- | celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |