Etymology of the English word turnspit
the English word
turnspitderived 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
spitderived from the English word
spitderived from the English word
spittenderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*spituzUsage
Word found in Modern English
