Where does “Turnierbaum” come from?
Turnierbaum (German) comes from German Turnier, 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.
Turnierbaum (German): tournament bracket diagram of matches in a tournament
Definitions
- tournament bracket diagram of matches in a tournament
Ancestry of “Turnierbaum”, step by step
Turnierbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Turnier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Turnier | 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 |