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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”

  • torminal
  • torminous
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