tormento

Spanish

noun

Definitions

torment, torture

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tormentum (something operated by twisting).

Origin

Latin

tormentum

Gloss

something operated by twisting

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tormentum Latin
tormento Italian
atormentar Spanish, Castilian
*terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
torment Old French
tormento Galician
tormento Old Portuguese
torment Old Occitan
tormiant Dalmatian
turmiento Neapolitan

atormentar