Where does “torment” come from?

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

torment (Old French): torture; suffering; torment

Definitions

  1. torture; suffering; torment

Ancestry of “torment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
2Proto-Italictorkmentom—

Words derived from “torment”

Every word from Proto-Italic torkmentom →Every word from Latin tormentum →