Where does “turreted” come from?

Turreted comes from English turret, derived from Middle English turret, Old English turret, Proto-Germanic *turritaz, Latin turris meaning tower, Latin tornare meaning to turn, Ancient Greek τύρσις, and Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- meaning to twist or turn.

turreted (English): Having one or more turrets; Having or being in...

Definitions

  1. Having one or more turrets; Having or being in...

Ancestry of “turreted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturretA little tower, frequently a merely ornamental...
2Middle Englishtouret—
3Old Frenchtorete—
4LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
5Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
6Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “turreted”

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →