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Where does “înturna” come from?

înturna (Romanian) comes from Romanian turna, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

înturna (Romanian): to come back, return; to cause to come back or...

Definitions

  1. to come back, return; to cause to come back or...

Ancestry of “înturna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianturnato pour; to shape, fashion, mould; to cast
2Frenchtournerto turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour
3Middle Frenchtournerto turn; to return; to turn into; to change into
4Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
5Latintornō—
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “înturna”

  • înturnare
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