Turcus

From Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian twlk' (Turk), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).

Turcus m sg (genitive Turcī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a Turkish person, a Turk

First/second-declension adjective.

• Old French: Turc
  • French: Turc
  • → Middle English: Turke, Turc, Turk
    • English: Turk
• Old Galician-Portuguese: turquo, turco
  • Galician: turco
  • Portuguese: turco

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “Turcus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC