Where does “tower” come from?
Tower comes from English tow, Chinese 兒, Latin taurus, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and Proto-Indo-European terh₁-.
tower (English): A very tall iron-framed structure, usually...
Definitions
- A very tall iron-framed structure, usually...
Ancestry of “tower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tour | — |
| 2 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 3 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 4 | Latin | tornō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tower”