Etymology of the English word turnabout
the English word
turnaboutderived from the English word
turnderived from the Old French word
tornerderived 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 English word
aboutderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ud-Usage
Word found in Modern English
