myEtymology.com: French etymology of retourner

Etymology of the French word retourner

the Old French word retourner

derived from the French word tourner

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 Latin root *retornare

using the Latin prefix re-

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 French word re

English return, Romanian returna

Dutch retour, English return, German retour, Italian ritornare, Norwegian retur, Provençal retornar, Spanish retornar, Swedish retur

Word found in Old French