tornasole.
sunflower
Meaning & usage
sunflower
turnsole, giradol (Chrozophora tinctoria)
litmus (substance)
cartina tornasole
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Italian tornare Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Latin sōl Italian Sole Italian tornasole Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to turn”) + Sole (“Sun”). Compare modern Italian girasole. Sense 2 originated from litmus originally being taken from said plant. Compare French tournesol and Spanish tornasol.
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