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Where does “turtle” come from?

turtle (Old English) comes from Latin turtur — turtle dove.

turtle (Old English): turtle dove

Definitions

  1. turtle dove

Ancestry of “turtle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturturturtle dove

Words derived from “turtle”

  • turtel
  • tortle
  • turtle
  • turtul
Every word from Latin turtur →