Where does “torrione” come from?
torrione (Italian) comes from Italian Torre, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
torrione (Italian): keep, large tower; conning tower; dungeon
Definitions
- keep, large tower; conning tower; dungeon
Ancestry of “torrione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Torre | — |
| 2 | Latin | Turris | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |