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Where does “torzeō” come from?

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

torzeō (Proto-Italic): burn, scorch

Definitions

  1. burn, scorch

Ancestry of “torzeō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantorséyetito make dry, to cause to dry
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “torzeō”

  • terrible
  • terror
  • terrorism
  • terrorist
  • terribly
  • toast
  • torrent
  • deter
  • deterrent
  • torrid
  • torrential
  • toaster
  • terrorize
  • bioterrorism
  • antiterrorism
  • BitTorrent
  • counterterrorist
  • antiterrorist
  • toasty
  • terroristic
  • cyberterrorism
  • terrorise
  • bioterrorist
  • terrorstricken
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