Etymology of the English word turnkey
the English word
turnkeyderived 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
keyderived from the Maori word
kaiderived from the Melanesian word
pidginUsage
Word found in Modern English
