Where does “torre” come from?

torre (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan torre, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

torre (Occitan): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantorretower
2LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →