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Where does “attorno” come from?

attorno (Italian) comes from Italian torno, from Italian tornio, from Old Swedish þorn, from Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “attorno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantornoarchaic form of tornio; first-person singular...
2Italiantorniolathe
3Old Swedishþorn—
4Old Norseþornthorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of...
5Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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