Where does “Tourismusbranche” come from?
Tourismusbranche (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.
Tourismusbranche (German): tourism industry
Definitions
- tourism industry
Ancestry of “Tourismusbranche”, step by step
Tourismusbranche 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 |