Where does “turnir” come from?
turnir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French tournure, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
turnir (Serbo-Croatian): tournament
Definitions
- tournament
Ancestry of “turnir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tournure | appearance, shape; turn, change in circumstance... |
| 2 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 3 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |