Etymology of the English word return
the English word
returnderived from the Old French word
retournerderived from the French word
tournerderived from the Latin word
tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)
derived from the Latin word
tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)
derived from the Greek word
tornos, τόρνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*terə-derived from the Latin root
*retornareusing the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)
derived from the Latin word
tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)
derived from the Greek word
tornos, τόρνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*terə-derived from the French word
rederived from the Old French word
retornerDate
The earliest known usage of return in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
returnee,
returned,
returningCognates
Dutch
retour, French
retourner, German
retour, Italian
ritornare, Norwegian
retur, Provençal
retornar, Spanish
retornar, Swedish
returUsage
Word found in Modern English
