Where does “torso” come from?
torso (Spanish) comes from Italian torso, from Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος.
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 |
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| 1 | Italian | torso | torso; A statue that is missing its head and... |
| 2 | Latin | Thyrsus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θύρσος | — |