Etymology of the English word turnstone
the English word
turnstonederived from the English word
stonederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*stainazderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of turnstone in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
