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Where does “atorner” come from?

atorner (Old 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.

atorner (Old French): to prepare; to ready; to assign

Definitions

  1. to prepare; to ready; to assign

Ancestry of “atorner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
2Latintornō—
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 “atorner”

  • attorney
  • attornment
  • attorneyship
  • attorn
  • attorneyism
  • power of attorney
  • attorneydom
  • attorney-in-fact
  • attorneying
  • attournen
  • attourne
  • atorné
  • atourner
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