myEtymology.com: French etymology of torneier

Etymology of the French word torneier

the Old French word torneier

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 Vulgar Latin word tornidiare

English tourney, Italian torneare

Word found in Old French