Where does “Torno” come from?

Torno (Portuguese) comes from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Torno (Portuguese): lathe

Definitions

  1. lathe

Ancestry of “Torno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Torno”

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