Where does “turner” come from?

turner (Romansch) comes from Latin torno, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

turner (Romansch): to return, go back, come back; to return, come...

Definitions

  1. to return, go back, come back; to return, come...

Ancestry of “turner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintornoI turn; I round off, make round
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος