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

  1. torment; suffering; anguish

Ancestry of “torment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtormenttorture; suffering; torment
2Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
3Proto-Italictorkmentom—
Every word from Proto-Italic torkmentom →Every word from Latin tormentum →Every word from Old French torment →