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tormento.

to hurl (a projectile), to fling

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[tɔrˈmɛn.toː]Classical-Latin[torˈmɛn.to]

  1. to hurl (a projectile), to fling

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1

  2. to torment, to torture, to excruciate

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin tormentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tormentō From tormentum + -ō.

noun[tɔrˈmɛn.toː]Classical-Latin[torˈmɛn.to]

  1. dative/ablative singular of tormentum

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin tormentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tormentō From tormentum + -ō.

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