Where does “turn” come from?

turn (Old Dutch) comes from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “turn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchTur—
2LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “turn”

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →