Where does “turnus” come from?

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

turnus (Latin): A king of the Rutuli killed by Aeneas

Definitions

  1. A king of the Rutuli killed by Aeneas

Ancestry of “turnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “turnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →