Etymograph

English

towerwise

From tower + -wise.

Formed from tower + -wise

Latin turris ‘a tower’

Old English tūr

Middle English tour

English tower

Today it means

adv In the manner of a tower.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “towerwise”. 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 / towerwise