Where does “avaruusturismi” come from?
avaruusturismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish turismi, from English tourism, 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.
avaruusturismi (Finnish): space tourism
Definitions
- space tourism
Ancestry of “avaruusturismi”, step by step
avaruusturismi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish turismi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turismi | tourism |
| 2 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 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 |