Where does “tourmenter” come from?
tourmenter (French) comes from French tourment, from Middle French tourment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
tourmenter (French): to torment, to torture; to torment, to bother, to...
Definitions
- to torment, to torture; to torment, to bother, to...
Ancestry of “tourmenter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tourment | torture; torment; discomfort; pain |
| 2 | Middle French | tourment | torture; torment; discomfort; pain |
| 3 | Old French | torment | torture; suffering; torment |
| 4 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |
Words derived from “tourmenter”