Where does “turisti-informaatio” come from?
turisti-informaatio (Finnish) comes from Finnish turisti, 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.
turisti-informaatio (Finnish): tourist information
Definitions
- tourist information
Ancestry of “turisti-informaatio”, step by step
turisti-informaatio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish turisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turisti | tourist |
| 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 |
via Finnish informaatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | informaatio | information |