Where does “înturnare” come from?
înturnare (Romanian) comes from Romanian înturna, from Romanian turna, 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.
înturnare (Romanian): a return, coming back
Definitions
- a return, coming back
Ancestry of “înturnare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | înturna | to come back, return; to cause to come back or... |
| 2 | Romanian | turna | to pour; to shape, fashion, mould; to cast |
| 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 | to turn |
| 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 |