myEtymology.com: English etymology of turnpike

Etymology of the English word turnpike

the English word turnpike

derived from the English word turn

derived from the Old French word torner

derived 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 pike

derived from the Old French word pique

derived from the Old French word piquer

derived from the Latin root *piccare

derived from the Dutch word pike

The earliest known usage of turnpike in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English