Where does “toment” come from?
toment (Gullah) comes from English torment, from Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
toment (Gullah): torture
Definitions
- torture
Ancestry of “toment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torment | A catapult or other kind of war-engine; Torture,... |
| 2 | Middle English | torment | torment (suffering, pain) |
| 3 | Old French | torment | torture; suffering; torment |
| 4 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |