Where does “turrito” come from?
turrito (Italian) comes from Latin turritus, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
turrito (Italian): towered, turreted
Ancestry of “turrito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | turritus | towered, turreted; towering, lofty |
| 2 | Latin | Turris | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |