Where does “torrential” come from?
torrential (English) comes from English torrent, from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrēns, from Latin torrere, from Latin torreo, from Proto-Italic torzēō, from Proto-Indo-European tres- — boundary, end.
torrential (English): Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing...
Definitions
- Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing...
Ancestry of “torrential”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torrent | A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream... |
| 2 | French | torrent | A torrent |
| 3 | Italian | torrente | stream, creek, torrent |
| 4 | Latin | torrēns | scorching, burning, parching |
| 5 | Latin | torrere | present active infinitive of torreō;... |
| 6 | Latin | torreo | I scorch, burn, parch; I roast, bake; I nip,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | torzēō | to burn, scorch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 10 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 11 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |