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tornus.

lathe; turner's lathe;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɔr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɔr.nus]
  1. A turner's wheel, lathe.

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. A potter's wheel.

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “carpenter's tool for drawing a circle; turning lathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).

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