Where does “torvo” come from?

torvo (Italian) comes from Latin torvus, from Proto-Indo-European *tergʷ-.

torvo (Italian): grim, menacing

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	torvus	savage, fierce, harsh, stern; pitiless, grim
2	Proto-Indo-European	*tergʷ-	—

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