Where does “tormenteth” come from?

tormenteth (English) comes from English torment, from Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.

tormenteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “tormenteth”, step by step

tormenteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English torment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtormentA catapult or other kind of war-engine; Torture,...
2Middle Englishtormenttorment (suffering, pain)
3Old Frenchtormenttorture; suffering; torment
4Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
5Proto-Italictorkmentom

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Italic torkmentomEvery word from Latin tormentumEvery word from Old French torment