Where does “tormentry” come from?
tormentry (English) comes from English torment, from Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
tormentry (English): Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain
Definitions
- Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain
Ancestry of “tormentry”, step by step
tormentry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English torment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torment | A catapult or other kind of war-engine; Torture,... |
| 2 | Middle English | torment | torment (suffering, pain) |
| 3 | Old French | torment | torture; suffering; torment |
| 4 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |