Where does “torr-” come from?

torr- (Middle English) comes from Old English torr, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “torr-”, step by step

torr- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English torr

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

via Old English tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtora high rock, lofty hill, tower

Words derived from “torr-”

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →