Where does “tormento” come from?

tormento (Portuguese) comes from Latin tormento, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.

tormento (Portuguese): torment

Definitions

  1. torment

Ancestry of “tormento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintormentodative/ablative singular of tormentum
2Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
3Proto-Italictorkmentom—

Words derived from “tormento”

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