Etymology

turpin

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Today it means: Any terrestrial tortoise. Full definition →

Old French [Term?]
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  1. Old French · derived from[Term?]
  2. English todayturpin

From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”).

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