English
Philturn
Named after Waite Phillips, and influenced by the Scout Slogan, "Do A Good Turn Daily"; blend of Phillips + turn.
Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, rub by turning, turn’
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Latin tornō ‘to round off, turn in a lathe’
Proto-West Germanic *turnēn ‘to turn, lathe’
Old English turnian ‘to turn, rotate’
Middle English turnen ‘to turn’
English turn
The story
Named after Waite Phillips, and influenced by the Scout Slogan, "Do A Good Turn Daily"; blend of Phillips + turn.
Today it means
name The former name of Philmont Scout Ranch, with the full name of Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Philturn