Where does “torninosturi” come from?
torninosturi (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.
torninosturi (Finnish): tower crane type of crane in which a jib rotates on top of a mast; typically used on construction sites
Definitions
- tower crane type of crane in which a jib rotates on top of a mast; typically used on construction sites
Ancestry of “torninosturi”, step by step
torninosturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish torni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
via Finnish nosturi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nosturi | crane mechanical lifting device |
| 2 | Finnish | nostaa | to lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up |
| 3 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |