Where does “contorno” come from?
contorno (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese contornar, from Portuguese tornar, from Old Portuguese tornar, 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.
contorno (Portuguese): contour, outline; ring road; beltway
Definitions
- contour, outline; ring road; beltway
Ancestry of “contorno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | contornar | to circumvent, to avoid something in one's path;... |
| 2 | Portuguese | tornar | to make; to become; to turn into; to return; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | tornar | — |
| 4 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 5 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |