tournesol

See also: tournésol

French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der.
    Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor.
    Latin tornus
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Latin tornō
    Italian tornare
    Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
    Latin sōl
    Italian Sole
    Italian tornasolebor.
    French tournesol

    Borrowed from Italian tornasole.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tuʁ.nə.sɔl/
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    Noun

    tournesol m (plural tournesols)

    2. (botany) sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
      Synonym: soleil
    4. (botany) heliotrope (plant with flowers which turn to follow the sun)
      Synonym: héliotrope
    6. (chemistry) litmus

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