English
Torquay
From tor + quay.
Ancient Greek τύρσις ‘tower’
Latin turris ‘tower, especially a military tower for siege,…’
Old English torr ‘a high rock, lofty hill, tower’
Middle English tor
English tor
Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- ‘to keep, enclose’
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Proto-Celtic *kagyom ‘pen, enclosure’
Gaulish *kagyum
Old French kay
Middle English kay
English quay
Today it means
name A town and coastal resort in Torbay borough, in southern Devon, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Torquay