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Where does “turretless” come from?

turretless (English) comes from English turret, from Middle English touret, from Old French torete, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

turretless (English): Without a turret or turrets

Definitions

  1. Without a turret or turrets

Ancestry of “turretless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturretA little tower, frequently a merely ornamental...
2Middle Englishtouret—
3Old Frenchtorete—
4LatinTurris—
5Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
6Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
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