Etymology of the English word turnbuckle
the English word
turnbucklederived from the English word
bucklederived from the Old French word
bouclederived from the Latin word
buccula (little cheek; mouth, cheek-piece of a helmet)
derived from the Latin word
bucca (cheek; mouth; gură; jaw, mouth; mouthful)
derived from the Old French word
boclederived from the Latin word
buccula (little cheek; mouth, cheek-piece of a helmet)
derived from the Latin word
bucca (cheek; mouth; gură; jaw, mouth; mouthful)
derived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of turnbuckle in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
