Where does “tournoyer” come from?
tournoyer (French) comes from French tournoi, 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- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tournoyer (French): to whirl, to swirl; to eddy, to swirl; to whirl,...
Definitions
- to whirl, to swirl; to eddy, to swirl; to whirl,...
Ancestry of “tournoyer”, step by step
tournoyer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French tournoi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tournoi | tournament |
| 2 | Old French | tornoi | tournament |
| 3 | Old French | tornoiier | to turn; to participate in a tournament |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |