Where does “torre” come from?

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

torre (Chavacano): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtorretower; rook; skyscraper
2Old Spanishtorretower
3LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
4Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
5Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →