Where does “tormentar” come from?
tormentar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tormento, from Latin tormento, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.
tormentar (Portuguese): to torment; to distress
Ancestry of “tormentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | tormento | torment |
| 2 | Latin | tormento | dative/ablative singular of tormentum |
| 3 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |