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Where does “torre” come from?

torre (Italian) comes from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

torre (Italian): tower; rook, castle; Archaic form of togliere

Definitions

  1. tower; rook, castle; Archaic form of togliere

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturristower; a rook
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “torre”

  • torraiolo
  • torrione
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