Where does “tournoi” come from?
tournoi (French) comes from Old French tornoi, from Old French tornoiier, 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.
tournoi (French): tournament
Definitions
- tournament
Ancestry of “tournoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tornoi | tournament |
| 2 | Old French | tornoiier | to turn; to participate in a tournament |
| 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 |