Where does “tourment” come from?

tourment (Middle French) comes from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.

tourment (Middle French): torture; torment; discomfort; pain

Definitions

  1. torture; torment; discomfort; pain

Ancestry of “tourment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtormenttorture; suffering; torment
2Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
3Proto-Italictorkmentom—

Words derived from “tourment”

Every word from Proto-Italic torkmentom →Every word from Latin tormentum →Every word from Old French torment →