Where does “turno” come from?
turno (Portuguese) comes from Spanish turno, from Spanish turnar, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
turno (Portuguese): shift
Ancestry of “turno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | turno | turn; shift; duty, guard |
| 2 | Spanish | turnar | to take turns; to alternate |
| 3 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 4 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | — |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |