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Where does “torchio” come from?

torchio (Italian) comes 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...

torchio (Italian): press; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. press; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “torchio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorculuma wine or olive oil press
2Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “torchio”

  • torchietto
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