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Where does “torre” come from?

torre (Asturian) comes from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

torre (Asturian): tower; rook

Definitions

  1. tower; rook

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

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