Latin

tornō

‘to turn’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin tornō.

14 English words in this record descend from Latin tornō, most familiar first.

• turn ← turnen ← torner
• return ← returnen ← returner ← retourner ← retornare
• tournament ← tornoiement ← tornoiier ← *tornidiō
• turner ← turnen ← *turnen ← turnēn
• detour ← détourner ← tourner ← tourner ← torner
• tourney ← turnei ← tornei ← tornoiier ← *tornidiō
• tourniquet ← tourner ← tourner ← torner
• tournay ← turnei ← tornei ← tornoiier ← *tornidiō
• attorn ← attournen ← atorner ← torner
• contourné
• contorno ← contornaredeverb. ← tornare
• detournement ← détourner ← tourner ← tourner ← torner

More words from tornō

• tournure
• tornaria

Etymograph / Latin tornō