Middle English word tornen comes from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-, and later Latin tornus (A potter's wheel.. A turner's wheel, lathe.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *terh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | rub, twist |
| τόρνος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| tornus | Latin (lat) | A potter's wheel.. A turner's wheel, lathe. |
| torno | Latin (lat) | I round off, make round (by turning on a lathe).. I turn. |
| tourner | Old French (fro) | |
| tourner | French (fra) | (computing) to run, to execute (a program, an application etc.). To film, to shoot a film. To lathe. To stir (e.g. ingredients). To tour, to go on tour. To turn (left, right etc.). |
| tourner | Middle French (frm) | (intransitive) to return (to go back). (intransitive) to turn (to rotate). (tourner a) to turn into; to change into. |
| turnian | Old English (ang) | To turn on a lathe. |
| tornen | Middle English (enm) | To turn (rotate, change direction). |