Where does “торс” come from?
торс (Bulgarian) comes from Italian torso, from Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος — thyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus.
торс (Bulgarian): torso
Definitions
- torso
Ancestry of “торс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | torso | torso; A statue that is missing its head and... |
| 2 | Latin | Thyrsus | The most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θύρσος | thyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus |