Etymograph

English

turrilite

Turrilite comes from Latin turris ‘tower’, and goes back to Ancient Greek τύρσις.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύρσις1as τύρρις‘tower’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEturris2‘tower’
  3. Englishtodayturrilite2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin turris
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English turrilite

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύρσιςWiktionary, Latin turrisas τύρρις‘tower’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEturrisWiktionary, English turrilite‘tower’
  3. EnglishtodayturriliteWiktionary, English turrilite

Formed from lite

Linked words

through Latin turris ‘tower’

tower, tor, turret, torr, 2 more

Today it means

noun Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “turrilite”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin turris. 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 / Ancient Greek τύρσις / turrilite

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