Where does “tormina” come from?

tormina (English) comes from Latin tormina, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

tormina (English): acute pain in the abdomen; colic, gripes

Definitions

  1. acute pain in the abdomen; colic, gripes

Ancestry of “tormina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorminacolic, gripes
2Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
3Proto-Italic*-mn̥

Words derived from “tormina

Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥Every word from Latin -menEvery word from Latin tormina