Where does “tormento” come from?

tormento (Spanish) comes from Latin tormentum, from Proto-Italic torkmentom.

tormento (Spanish): torment, torture

Definitions

  1. torment, torture

Ancestry of “tormento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile...
2Proto-Italictorkmentom—

Words derived from “tormento”

Every word from Proto-Italic torkmentom →Every word from Latin tormentum →