Where does “turon” come from?
turon (English) comes from Tagalog turon, from Spanish turrón, from Latin torrere, from Latin torreo, from Proto-Italic torzēō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
turon (English): A Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping thinly sliced bananas
Definitions
- A Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping thinly sliced bananas
Ancestry of “turon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | turon | turon |
| 2 | Spanish | turrón | A sweet made from almonds, similar to nougat |
| 3 | Latin | torrere | present active infinitive of torreō;... |
| 4 | Latin | torreo | I scorch, burn, parch; I roast, bake; I nip,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torzēō | to burn, scorch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |