Where does “torre sineira” come from?

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

torre sineira (Portuguese): belfry, bell tower, campanile; steeple

Definitions

  1. belfry, bell tower, campanile; steeple

Ancestry of “torre sineira”, step by step

torre sineira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese torre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetorretower; rook; skyscraper
2Old Portuguesetorretower
3LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
4Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
5Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

via Portuguese sineira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesineirafeminine singular of sineiro
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin Turris
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