Where does “torror” come from?

torror (Latin) comes from Latin torreō, from Proto-Italic torzeō, from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

torror (Latin): A parching, a scorching

Definitions

  1. A parching, a scorching

Ancestry of “torror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorreōto scorch, burn, parch
2Proto-Italictorzeōburn, scorch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantorséyetito make dry, to cause to dry
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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