tornus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • A turner's wheel, lathe.
  • A potter's wheel.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek τόρνος (turning lathe, carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, turning-lathe a tool used for making circles, a tool used for making circles) derived from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terh₁-

Gloss

rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

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