torre

Galician

/ˈtore̝/

noun

Definitions

(architecture) stronghold, keep,
(architecture) tower
(chess) rook

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese torre (tower) inherited from Latin turris, turrem (tower) derived from Ancient Greek τύρρις.

Origin

Ancient Greek

τύρρις

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

turrem Latin
turris Latin
turris, turrem Latin
turris, turrim Latin
torre Italian
τύρρις Ancient Greek
tårn Norwegian Bokmål
torre Portuguese
tårn Norwegian Nynorsk
tor Old French
torre Old Portuguese
tor Romansh
tuor Romansh
tur Romansh
torre Asturian
torre Old Occitan
torre Aragonese
torr Lombard