Where does “turk” come from?
Turk comes from Middle English Turke, from Old French Turc, from Medieval Latin Turcus, from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος, ultimately denoting a member of a Turkic people.
turk (English): A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic...
Definitions
- A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic...
Ancestry of “turk”, step by step
turk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English Turke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Turke | Turk |
| 2 | Old French | Turc | Turk |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Turcus | Turk |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | Τοῦρκος | — |
via Middle English Turk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Turk | — |