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Where does “torraiolo” come from?

torraiolo (Italian) comes from Italian Torre, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

torraiolo (Italian): Only used in colombo torraiolo

Definitions

  1. Only used in colombo torraiolo

Ancestry of “torraiolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTorre—
2LatinTurris—
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
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