Where does “tourniquet” come from?
tourniquet (French) comes from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tourniquet (French): unpowered carousel; revolving door or turnstile
Definitions
- unpowered carousel; revolving door or turnstile
Ancestry of “tourniquet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 2 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 3 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 4 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 5 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |