Where does “terret” come from?

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

terret (English): One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a...

Definitions

  1. One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a...

Ancestry of “terret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtoret
2Anglo-Normanturette
3Old FrenchTur
4LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
5Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
6Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις