Etymology

torus

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Today it means: A topological space which is a product of two circles. Full definition →

Latin torus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtorus“a round, swelling, elevation, protuberance”
  2. English todaytorus

Borrowed from Latin torus (“a round, swelling, elevation, protuberance”).

Words from the same roots

Latintorus all →

Theron

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