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Where does “torr” come from?

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

torr (Old English): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “torr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTurris—
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “torr”

  • tower
  • tore
  • tor
  • Torquay
  • watchtower
  • towery
  • towerlike
  • towerless
  • overtower
  • multitower
  • stairtower
  • supertower
  • towerscape
  • bell tower
  • outtower
  • torlike
  • megatower
  • tor
  • tour
  • tur
  • torr-
  • 타워
  • tawer
  • tŵr
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