Where does “răsturniș” come from?
răsturniș (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.
răsturniș (Romanian): slope
Definitions
- slope
Ancestry of “răsturniș”, 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 |