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

  1. torso

Ancestry of “торс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantorsotorso; A statue that is missing its head and...
2LatinThyrsusThe most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso
3Ancient GreekΘύρσοςthyrsus, 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
Every word from Ancient Greek ΘύρσοςEvery word from Latin ThyrsusEvery word from Italian torso
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