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Where does “turnaus” come from?

turnaus (Finnish) comes from Swedish turnering, from Swedish turnera, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

turnaus (Finnish): A tournament

Definitions

  1. A tournament

Ancestry of “turnaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishturneringa tournament
2Swedishturnerato tour
3Frenchtournerto turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour
4Middle Frenchtournerto turn; to return; to turn into; to change into
5Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
6Latintornō—
7LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
8Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “turnaus”

  • lopputurnaus
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