Where does “torso” come from?
torso (Spanish) comes from Italian torso, from Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος — thyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus.
torso (Spanish): torso; a sculpture of it; a picture of a person,...
Definitions
- torso; a sculpture of it; a picture of a person,...
Ancestry of “torso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | torso | torso; A statue that is missing its head and... |
| 2 | Latin | Thyrsus | The most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θύρσος | thyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus |