Where does “torre” come from?

torre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchturn
2Old FrenchTur
3LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
4Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
5Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “torre

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin Turris