Etymology of the English word tour
the English word
tourderived 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 tour in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
tourism,
tourist,
touring,
touredCognates
Dutch
tour, German
Tour, Norwegian
tur, Swedish
turUsage
Word found in Modern English
