Italian word tornare 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 (to 1453) (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. |
| tornare | Italian (ita) | (intransitive) to return, come back. |