Etymograph

English

Tours

Tours comes from French Tours, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *teur ‘strong’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teur‘strong’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETurones
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETuronum
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentTours
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teur‘strong’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETurones
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETuronum
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentTours
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *teur

Today it means

name A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department.

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