Where does “tură” come from?

tură (Romanian) comes 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.

tură (Romanian): shift; turn; rook

Definitions

  1. shift; turn; rook

Ancestry of “tură”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tură”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →
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