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Where does “torre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “torre”

  • torre
  • tore
  • torre
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