tourism

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tourism From tour + -ism.

1. The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.

   “Mass tourism damaged the beach.”

   “The state treats Jeju tourism as ideological contraband. […] By criminalizing tourism, the state criminalizes faith.”

2. The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.

   “Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area.”

3. The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

   “libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism”