myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of contornare

Etymology of the Italian word contornare

the Italian word contornare

using the Italian prefix con-

derived from the Old Italian word tornare

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 Provençal word tornada