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
- torment
Ancestry of “turment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tourment | torture; torment; discomfort; pain |
| 2 | Middle French | tourment | torture; torment; discomfort; pain |
| 3 | Old French | torment | torture; suffering; torment |
| 4 | Latin | tormentum | an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torkmentom | — |