torso

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθύρσος“Bacchic staff”
2. Latin · derived fromthyrsus
3. Late Latin · derived fromtursus
4. Italian · borrowed fromtorso
5. English todaytorso

From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.

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