Where does “suippotorni” come from?
suippotorni (Finnish) comes from Finnish torni, from Swedish torn, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
suippotorni (Finnish): spire
Ancestry of “suippotorni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | torni | tower; spire; rook |
| 2 | Swedish | torn | tower; rook; thorn |
| 3 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 4 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | — |
| 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 |