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

  1. keep, large tower; conning tower; dungeon

Ancestry of “torrione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTorretower
2LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →