Where does “torre” come from?
torre (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese torre, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
torre (Galician): stronghold, keep, tower house; tower; rook
Definitions
- stronghold, keep, tower house; tower; rook
Ancestry of “torre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | torre | tower |
| 2 | Latin | Turris | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |