Etymology of the English word tourism
the English word
tourismderived from 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
turrisusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Derivations in other languages
Portuguese
turismo, Spanish
turismoUsage
Word found in Modern English
