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Where does “туристский” come from?

туристский (Russian) comes from Russian тури́ст, from English tourist, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “туристский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтури́ст—
2EnglishtouristSomeone who travels for pleasure rather than for...
3EnglishtourA journey through a particular building, estate,...
4Old Frenchtourtower
5Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
6Latintornō—
7LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
8Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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