Etymograph

English

tormentrix

From tormentor + -trix.

Formed from tormentor + -trix

Old French tormenteor ‘torturer’

Anglo-Norman tourmentour

English tormentor

Today it means

noun A female tormentor; a tormentress.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tormentrix”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / tormentrix