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
1LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →