Where does “răsturnătură” come from?
răsturnătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian răsturna, 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.
răsturnătură (Romanian): toppling
Definitions
- toppling
Ancestry of “răsturnătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | răsturna | to topple over, knock down, blow down; to tip... |
| 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 |