Where does “tornare” come from?

tornare (Italian) comes from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tornare (Italian): to return, come back

Definitions

  1. to return, come back

Ancestry of “tornare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintornōto turn
2LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
3Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tornare”

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