Where does “tormentrix” come from?

tormentrix (English) comes from English -trix, from Latin -trīx, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

tormentrix (English): A female tormentor; a tormentress

Definitions

  1. A female tormentor; a tormentress

Ancestry of “tormentrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-trixFound on the end of words, chiefly female agent nouns
2Latin-trīxess, -ress, -trix
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin -trīx →