Where does “torrere” come from?
torrere (Latin) comes from Latin torreo, from Proto-Italic torzēō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
torrere (Latin): present active infinitive of torreō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of torreō;...
Ancestry of “torrere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | torreo | I scorch, burn, parch; I roast, bake; I nip,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | torzēō | to burn, scorch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |