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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

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