Where does “tanimtok” come from?
tanimtok (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin tanim, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, 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.
tanimtok (Tok Pisin): interpreter
Definitions
- interpreter
Ancestry of “tanimtok”, step by step
tanimtok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin tanim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tanim | turn; become |
| 2 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 3 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 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 |
via Tok Pisin tok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tok | message; news; speech; announcement; rumour; word |
| 2 | English | talk | To communicate, usually by means of speech; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | talken | — |
| 4 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |