Turin
/tjʊəˈrɪn/noun
A city in northwestern Italy, the capital of Piedmont.
Did you know?Turin’s name is usually traced to the ancient Celtic-Ligurian root *taur-* meaning “mountain” or “hill,” which is why its earliest identity is bound to the landscape itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient times
Pre-Roman
Taurini
“The name of the local tribe associated with the area”
Roman period
Latin
Augusta Taurinorum
“Roman colony founded at the site of modern Turin”
Late Latin / Medieval
Latin
Taurinum
“The place-name in reduced form”
Middle Ages
Italian
Torino
“The Italian city name in medieval and modern form”
Modern English
English
Turin
“The English name for the Italian city”