Where does “tourner” come from?

tourner (Middle French) comes from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tourner (Middle French): to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into

Definitions

  1. to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into

Ancestry of “tourner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
2Latintornōto turn
3LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
4Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tourner”

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