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Where does “turist” come from?

turist (Turkish) comes from French touriste, 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.

turist (Turkish): tourist

Definitions

  1. tourist

Ancestry of “turist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtouristetourist
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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