Where does “torrar” come from?

torrar (Portuguese) comes from Latin torreō, from Proto-Italic torzeō, from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

torrar (Portuguese): to roast; to toast; to roast; to torrefy; to...

Definitions

  1. to roast; to toast; to roast; to torrefy; to...

Ancestry of “torrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorreōto scorch, burn, parch
2Proto-Italictorzeōburn, scorch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantorséyetito make dry, to cause to dry
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “torrar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti →