Where does “torosity” come from?

torosity (English) comes from English torose, from Latin torosus, from Latin torus, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

torosity (English): The quality or state of being torose

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being torose

Ancestry of “torosity”, step by step

torosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English torose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtorosecylindrical with alternate swellings and...
2Latintorosusmuscular, brawny, fleshy; fleshy
3Latintorusa swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Latin torus →