Where does “torony” come from?

torony (Hungarian) comes from German turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

torony (Hungarian): tower; rook

Definitions

  1. tower; rook

Ancestry of “torony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanturmtower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top
2Middle High Germanturntower
3Old High Germanturntower
4Old Frenchtorn—
5Old Frenchtourtower
6Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
7Latintornōto turn
8LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
9Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “torony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →