Where does “Tourcoing” come from?

Tourcoing (French) comes from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “Tourcoing”, step by step

Tourcoing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tour

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	tour	tower; rook; apartment building
2	Latin	tornus	A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
3	Ancient Greek	τόρνος	A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	torh₂no-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	terh₁-	to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via French coin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	coin	wedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
2	Old French	coin	—
3	Latin	cuneus	wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ḱū	sting
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

Words derived from “Tourcoing”

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