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Where does “scriitură” come from?

scriitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian tură, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

scriitură (Romanian): writing; style of writing; system of writing

Definitions

  1. writing; style of writing; system of writing

Ancestry of “scriitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianturăshift; turn; rook
2Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
3LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
4Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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