Where does “tore” come from?

Tore comes from Middle English tor, from Old French tor, from Latin taurus and Latin tornare, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots dewk- and terh₁-.

tore (English): Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious; Strong,...

Definitions

  1. Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious; Strong,...

Ancestry of “tore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtor—
2Old Englishtorrtower
3LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
4Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
5Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
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