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Where does “tornati” come from?

tornati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian tornare, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “tornati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantornareto return, come back
2Latintornō—
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

Words derived from “tornati”

  • tornjati
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