Where does “toret” come from?

toret (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman turette, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “toret”, step by step

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

Words derived from “toret

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