tournevis

See also: Tournevis

French

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    French tourner
    Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tis
    Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis
    Proto-Italic *wītis
    Latin vītis
    Old French vis
    French vis
    French tournevis

    From tourner (“to turn”) +‎ vis (“screw”). Compare Piedmontese tornavis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tuʁ.nə.vis/
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    • Audio (Vosges, France):(file)

    Noun

    tournevis m (invariable)

    1. screwdriver

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: tornavís
    • → Chadian Arabic: ترنبيس (tarnabīs)
    • → Khmer: ទួរណឺវិស (tuənəvɨh)
    • → Luxembourgish: Tournevis
    • → Vietnamese: tuốc-nơ-vít
    • → Iraqi Arabic: درنفيس

    Further reading

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