Latin

tornus

‘lathe’

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

16 English words in this record descend from Latin tornus, most familiar first.

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

More words from tornus

• detournement
• tournure
• tornaria
• withturn

Etymograph / Latin tornus