Etymology of the English word torture
the English word
torturederived from the Old French word
torturederived from the Latin word
tortura (torture)
derived from the Latin word
tortumderived from the Latin word
torquere (turn, twist; hurl)
Date
The earliest known usage of torture in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
tortured,
torturing.Cognates
Dutch
tortuur, French
torture, German
Tortur, Norwegian
tortur, Swedish
tortyrUsage
Word found in Modern English
