Etymology

tournay

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Today it means: A village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman turnei ← Old French tornei
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tournay · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromtornei“tournament”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromturnei
  3. English todaytournay

From Anglo-Norman turnei, from Old French tornei (“tournament”), from tornoier (“to joust, tilt”).

Tournay · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromTournay
  2. English todayTournay

Borrowed from French Tournay.

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanturnei all →

tourney

Old Frenchtornei all →

tourney

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