Where does “tuor” come from?

tuor (Romansch) comes from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

tuor (Romansch): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “tuor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturristower; a rook
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin turris →