Latin
turris
‘a tower’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin turris.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin turris, most familiar first.
- tower ← tour ← tūr
- tor ← torr
- turret ← touret ← torete
- torr
- turribrachycephaly
- turrilite
- turriphilia
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Latin turris