Where does “torment” come from?
torment (Middle French) comes from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
torment (Middle French): torment; suffering; anguish
Definitions
- torment; suffering; anguish
Ancestry of “torment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | torment | torture; suffering; torment |
| 2 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |
Words derived from “torment”