Where does “tourte” come from?

tourte (English) comes from French tourte, from Latin turtur — turtle dove.

tourte (English): A kind of French pie

Definitions

  1. A kind of French pie

Ancestry of “tourte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtourtepassenger pigeon; dove; meat pie
2Latinturturturtle dove
Every word from Latin turtur →
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