Where does “răsturna” come from?
răsturna (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.
răsturna (Romanian): to topple over, knock down, blow down; to tip...
Definitions
- to topple over, knock down, blow down; to tip...
Ancestry of “răsturna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | turna | to pour; to shape, fashion, mould; to cast |
| 2 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 3 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |