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Where does “dêtouônner” come from?

dêtouônner (Norman) comes from Norman touônner, 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.

dêtouônner (Norman): to turn off

Definitions

  1. to turn off

Ancestry of “dêtouônner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normantouônnerto turn; to change course
2Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
3Latintornō—
4LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
5Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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