Where does “tornasol” come from?
tornasol (Spanish) comes from English turnsole, from French tournesol, from Italian tornasole, from Italian tornare, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tornasol (Spanish): litmus; iridescence; sunflower
Definitions
- litmus; iridescence; sunflower
Ancestry of “tornasol”, step by step
tornasol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English turnsole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turnsole | The heliotrope; so named because its flowers are... |
| 2 | French | tournesol | sunflower; heliotrope; litmus |
| 3 | Italian | tornasole | litmus |
| 4 | Italian | tornare | to return, come 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 |
via Spanish sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 2 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Spanish tornar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tornar | to return; to come back; to put back |