Where does “turment” come from?

turment (Romanian) comes from French tourment, from Middle French tourment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.

turment (Romanian): torment

Definitions

  1. torment

Ancestry of “turment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtourmenttorture; torment; discomfort; pain
2Middle Frenchtourmenttorture; torment; discomfort; pain
3Old Frenchtormenttorture; suffering; torment
4Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
5Proto-Italictorkmentom
Every word from Proto-Italic torkmentomEvery word from Latin tormentumEvery word from Old French torment