Etymology

Torres

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Today it means: A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin. Full definition →

Romance ← Portuguese Torres ← Spanish Torres
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  1. Latin · derived fromturris
  2. Spanish · derived fromtorres
  3. Portuguese · derived fromtorres
  4. Spanish · borrowed fromTorres
  5. Portuguese · borrowed fromTorres
  6. Romance · borrowed from
  7. English todayTorres

From Romance Torres (Portuguese Torres and Spanish Torres); from torres ("towers"; Portuguese torres and Spanish torres); indicating someone who lived in or near a tower. From Latin turris.

Words from the same roots

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