Where does “torchiare” come from?
torchiare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *torclāre, from Latin torculo, from Latin torculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
torchiare (Italian): to press; to grill
Definitions
- to press; to grill
Ancestry of “torchiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *torclāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | torculo | I press |
| 3 | Latin | torculum | a wine or olive oil press |
| 4 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |