Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “τύρσις” come from?

τύρσις (Ancient Greek): tower, bastion

Definitions

  1. tower, bastion

Words derived from “τύρσις”

  • tower
  • tour
  • tourism
  • tore
  • tourist
  • tor
  • touring
  • turret
  • ecotourism
  • Torquay
  • tur
  • watchtower
  • turreted
  • touristic
  • touristy
  • Tyrrhenian
  • ecotourist
  • tourer
  • terret
  • ecotour
  • towery
  • towerlike
  • touristed
  • agrotourism