Etymology

minitour

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Today it means: A short, often informal, tour Full definition →

English tour ← Old French tour ← Latin tornō
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The story

  1. Italianminiatura
  2. Englishminiature
  3. Englishmini-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
  7. Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
  8. Latintornus
  9. Latintornō
  10. Old Frenchtorner
  11. Old Frenchtour
  12. Englishtour
  13. English todayminitour

From mini- + tour.

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