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