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Where does “turette” come from?

turette (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “turette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchTur—
2LatinTurris—
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “turette”

  • terret
  • turret
  • toret
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