Where does “Tourismusbilanz” come from?
Tourismusbilanz (German) comes from German Tourismus, from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Tourismusbilanz (German): tourism balance, travel balance the difference between the spending of foreign tourists in a country and the spending of that country's residents abroad; a sub-account of the services balance
Definitions
- tourism balance, travel balance the difference between the spending of foreign tourists in a country and the spending of that country's residents abroad; a sub-account of the services balance
Ancestry of “Tourismusbilanz”, step by step
Tourismusbilanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tourismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tourismus | tourism |
| 2 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 3 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 4 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German Bilanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bilanz | balance sheet, balance; result |
| 2 | Italian | bilancio | balance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget |
| 3 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 4 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 5 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |