Where does “ទួរណឺវិស” come from?
ទួរណឺវិស (Khmer) comes from French tournevis, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
ទួរណឺវិស (Khmer): screwdriver
Definitions
- screwdriver
Ancestry of “ទួរណឺវិស”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tournevis | screwdriver |
| 2 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 3 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |