Where does “tornandus” come from?

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

tornandus (Latin): which is to be turned

Definitions

  1. which is to be turned

Ancestry of “tornandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintornoI turn; I round off, make round
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
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