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Where does “turtle” come from?
turtle (Middle English) comes from Old English turtle, from Latin turtur — turtle dove.
Ancestry of “turtle”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
turtle
turtle dove
2
Latin
turtur
turtle dove
Words derived from “turtle”
turtle
Turtle
turtleneck
turtling
turtlehead
turtleback
Turtleford
turtlelike
turtlenecked
turtler
turtledom
Turtlemania
nonturtle
turtleweed
totol
turtle curb
turtleless
turtleshell
turtlette
tortugo
tactleneck
unturtlelike
タートルネック
beturtlenecked
Every word from Latin turtur →
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