Where does “tornasole” come from?
tornasole (Italian) comes from Italian tornare, 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.
tornasole (Italian): litmus
Definitions
- litmus
Ancestry of “tornasole”, step by step
tornasole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian tornare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tornare | to return, come back |
| 2 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |