myEtymology.com: French etymology of atorner

Etymology of the French word atorner

the Old French word atorner

using the French prefix a-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

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-

English attorn

Word found in Old French