Where does “τόρμος” come from?

τόρμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

τόρμος (Ancient Greek): a hole or socket in which a peg is stuck

Definitions

  1. a hole or socket in which a peg is stuck

Ancestry of “τόρμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “τόρμος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →