Etymology Explorer
› Ancient Greek
Where does “τύρσις” come from?
τύρσις
(Ancient Greek): tower, bastion
Definitions
tower, bastion
Words derived from “τύρσις”
tower
tour
tourism
Tower
tore
tourist
tor
touring
turret
ecotourism
Torquay
retour
torr
watchtower
turreted
touristic
touristy
Tyrrhenian
ecotourist
tourer
terret
ecotour
towery
towerlike