Etymology of the English word terret
the English word
terretderived from the Old French word
toretderived from the Old French word
tourderived 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 word
turremderived from the Latin word
turris (tower; high building, palace)
derived from the Greek word
turrisDate
The earliest known usage of terret in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
