Where does “torre” come from?

torre (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish torre, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

torre (Spanish): tower; rook; skyscraper

Definitions

  1. tower; rook; skyscraper

Ancestry of “torre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtorretower
2LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “torre

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin Turris
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