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

Definitions

  1. towered, turreted

Ancestry of “turrito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturritustowered, turreted; towering, lofty
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 →