Where does “torturar” come from?

torturar (Galician) comes from Galician -ar, from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

torturar (Galician): to torture

Definitions

  1. to torture

Ancestry of “torturar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galician-ar-ar; Used to form first conjugation verbs...
2Galicianarair; furthermore, in addition; never
3Old Portugueseaar
4Old Portugueseaere
5Latināērair
6Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
7Ancient Greekauhḗr

Words derived from “torturar

Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀήρEvery word from Latin āēr
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