myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of *retornare

Latin root *retornare

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-

French retourner, Italian ritornare