Where does “undertouristed” come from?
undertouristed (English) comes from English touristed, from English tourist, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
undertouristed (English): Having relatively little tourism
Definitions
- Having relatively little tourism
Ancestry of “undertouristed”, step by step
undertouristed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English touristed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | touristed | Visited by tourists |
| 2 | English | tourist | Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for... |
| 3 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 4 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |