Where does “tor” come from?
Tor comes from Middle English tor, from Old French tor, from Latin taurus meaning "bull," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- meaning "to turn" or "cross over."
tor (English): A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill,...
Definitions
- A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill,...
Ancestry of “tor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tor | — |
| 2 | Old English | torr | tower |
| 3 | Latin | Turris | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |