myEtymology.com: French etymology of toret

Etymology of the French word toret

the Old French word toret

derived from the Old French word tour

derived from the French word tourner

derived from the Latin word tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)

derived from the Latin word tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)

derived from the Greek word tornos, τόρνος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terə-

derived from the Latin word turrem

derived from the Latin word turris (tower; high building, palace)

derived from the Greek word turris

English terret

Word found in Old French