Where does “torchiatura” come from?
torchiatura (Italian) comes from Italian torchiare, 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...
torchiatura (Italian): pressing (of olives, grapes etc.)
Definitions
- pressing (of olives, grapes etc.)
Ancestry of “torchiatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | torchiare | to press; to grill |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *torclāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | torculo | I press |
| 4 | Latin | torculum | a wine or olive oil press |
| 5 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |