Etymology of the English word turncoat
the English word
turncoatderived 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
coatderived from the Old French word
cotederived from the Medieval Latin word
quotausing the Latin suffix
-tus (past participle suffix)
derived from the Latin word
quotus (having what position in a numerical series?, bearing what proportion to; what number of?; how many?; what ever number of)
derived from the Latin word
quot (how many; of what number; as many)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-derived from the English word
coteUsage
Word found in Modern English
