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Where does “tournoyer” come from?

tournoyer (French) comes from French -oyer, from Old French -oiier, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

tournoyer (French): to whirl, to swirl; to eddy, to swirl; to whirl,...

Definitions

  1. to whirl, to swirl; to eddy, to swirl; to whirl,...

Ancestry of “tournoyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-oyerA suffix used to form some verbs, often with...
2Old French-oiierused to form infinitives of some first group...
3Latin-izāre—
4Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “tournoyer”

  • tournoiement
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