Where does “torvo” come from?

torvo (Italian) comes from Latin torvus, from Proto-Indo-European *tergʷ- — to scare, fear, be fierce.

torvo (Italian): grim, menacing

Definitions

  1. grim, menacing

Ancestry of “torvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorvussavage, fierce, harsh, stern; pitiless, grim
2Proto-Indo-European*tergʷ-to scare, fear, be fierce

Words derived from “torvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tergʷ- →Every word from Latin torvus →