Where does “toring” come from?

toring (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

toring (Afrikaans): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “toring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtorentower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine
2Middle Dutchtorre
3Old Dutchturn
4Old FrenchTur
5LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
6Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
7Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin Turris