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Where does “vertouristet” come from?

vertouristet (German) comes from German Tourist, from German Tour, from Middle French tour, from Old French tor, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

vertouristet (German): touristy

Definitions

  1. touristy

Ancestry of “vertouristet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTouristtourist
2GermanTourtour
3Middle Frenchtour—
4Old Frenchtortower; bull
5Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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