Where does “tornar” come from?

tornar (Portuguese) comes 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.

tornar (Portuguese): to make; to become; to turn into; to return; to...

Definitions

  1. to make; to become; to turn into; to return; to...

Ancestry of “tornar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetornar—
2Latintornōto turn
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 “tornar”

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