Where does “tornarratos” come from?
tornarratos (Galician) comes from Galician tornar, 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.
tornarratos (Galician): staddle stone; totally or partially flat stones that are interposed between a granary and its supports with the purpose of forcing the fall of mice and non flying vermin
Definitions
- staddle stone; totally or partially flat stones that are interposed between a granary and its supports with the purpose of forcing the fall of mice and non flying vermin
Ancestry of “tornarratos”, step by step
tornarratos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician tornar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | tornar | to turn; to turn back; to drive away |
| 2 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |