Where does “turment” come from?
turment (Maltese) comes from Italian tormento, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
turment (Maltese): torment
Definitions
- torment
Ancestry of “turment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tormento | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |