Where does “kapturniga” come from?

kapturniga (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto turni, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, 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.

kapturniga (Esperanto): dizzying

Definitions

  1. dizzying

Ancestry of “kapturniga”, step by step

kapturniga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto turni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoturnito turn
2Englishturn"to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To...
3Middle Englishturnento turn
4Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
5Latintornōto turn
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Esperanto kapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokapohead; kappa
2Latincapusa bird of prey
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος