Etymology of the English word turnsole
the English word
turnsolederived from the Old French word
tournesolederived from the Old Italian word
tornasolederived from the Old Italian word
tornarederived 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 Provençal word
tornadaDate
The earliest known usage of turnsole in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
