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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—
3LatinTurris—
4Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
5Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “torre”

  • schaaktoren
  • torenspits
  • woontoren
  • vuurtorenwachter
  • Eiffeltoren
  • wachttoren
  • tor
  • vuurtoren
  • toren
  • torenflat
  • kasteeltoren
  • watertoren
  • boortoren
  • tor
  • torre
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