Where does “torre” come from?

torre (Kinikinao) comes from Portuguese torre, from Old Portuguese torre, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

torre (Kinikinao): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetorretower; rook; skyscraper
2Old Portuguesetorretower
3LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
4Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
5Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →