Where does “torre” come from?

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

torre (Portuguese): tower; rook; skyscraper

Definitions

  1. tower; rook; skyscraper

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetorretower
2LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “torre”

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →