Where does “tortureth” come from?
tortureth (English) comes from English torture, from Middle English torture, from Old French torture, from Latin tortūra, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tortureth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “tortureth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torture | intentional causing of somebody's experiencing... |
| 2 | Middle English | torture | — |
| 3 | Old French | torture | — |
| 4 | Latin | tortūra | a twisting, wreathing |
| 5 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |