Where does “tort” come from?
tort (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tör, from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.
tort (Hungarian): third-person singular indicative past indefinite...
Definitions
- third-person singular indicative past indefinite...
Ancestry of “tort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tör | to break; to strive for something |
| 2 | Latin | thōrax | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θώραξ | corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass |
Words derived from “tort”