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Torres
Torres comes from Latin turris ‘tower, especially a military tower for siege,…’, and goes back to Ancient Greek τύρσις.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύρσιςas τύρρις‘tower’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEturris‘tower, especially a military tower for siege, advanced to the walls on wheels’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Torres
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύρσιςas τύρρις‘tower’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEturris‘tower, especially a military tower for siege, advanced to the walls on wheels’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Torres
Earliest quotation: 2022, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez: “Ryan Kohnke attended the parade with his two daughters…”
Linked words
through Latin turris ‘tower, especially a military tower for siege,…’
Today it means
name A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τύρσις / Torres