Etymology

tormentum

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Today it means: An ancient engine for hurling missiles. Full definition →

Latin tormentum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtormentum
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtormentum
  3. English todaytormentum

Borrowed from Latin tormentum.

Words from the same roots

Latintormentum all →

torment

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