Where does “tourment” come from?
tourment (French) comes from Middle French tourment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
tourment (French): torture; torment; discomfort; pain
Definitions
- torture; torment; discomfort; pain
Ancestry of “tourment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | tourment | torture; torment; discomfort; pain |
| 2 | Old French | torment | torture; suffering; torment |
| 3 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |
Words derived from “tourment”