Where does “turneancă” come from?
turneancă (Romanian) comes from Romanian turnean, from Romanian Turnu Măgurele, from Romanian turn, from German turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “turneancă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | turnean | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Turnu Măgurele | — |
| 3 | Romanian | turn | tower; rook |
| 4 | German | turm | tower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top |
| 5 | Middle High German | turn | tower |
| 6 | Old High German | turn | tower |
| 7 | Old French | torn | — |
| 8 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 9 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 10 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 11 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |