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

  1. stronghold, keep, tower house; tower; rook

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetorretower
2LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →