Etymograph

English

Turner

Turner comes from Middle English Turner.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Turner
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1960same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Turner
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1960same form

Earliest quotation: 1960, Institute of Biology Journal:: “[…] and that the chromatin-negative Turners are XO with…”

Today it means

name An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English Turner / Turner