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Where does “turn” come from?

turn (Icelandic) comes from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

turn (Icelandic): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “turn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTurris—
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
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