Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “torse” come from?

torse (French) comes from Italian torso, from Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος.

torse (French): torso

Definitions

  1. torso

Ancestry of “torse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantorsotorso; A statue that is missing its head and...
2LatinThyrsus—
3Ancient GreekΘύρσος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Θύρσος →