Where does “torresmada” come from?
torresmada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese torresmo, from Spanish torrezno, from Spanish torrar, 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.
torresmada (Portuguese): nonsense, foolishness
Definitions
- nonsense, foolishness
Ancestry of “torresmada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | torresmo | crackling (piece of fried bacon) |
| 2 | Spanish | torrezno | rasher (of bacon) |
| 3 | Spanish | torrar | to toast; to toast, roast |
| 4 | Latin | torreō | to scorch, burn, parch |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torzeō | burn, scorch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |