Where does “Turk” come from?
Turk (Middle English) comes from Old French Turc, from Medieval Latin Turcus, from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος.
Ancestry of “Turk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | Turc | Turk |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Turcus | Turk |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | Τοῦρκος | — |
Words derived from “Turk”