Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “terkʷ-”
400 words across 31 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — including torture, distortion, intricate, torch, torment, treachery, torque, tort.
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English (144)
- torture
- distortion
- intricate
- torch
- torment
- treachery
- torque
- tort
- intrigue
- retort
- distort
- thwart
- tortuous
- extricate
- extortion
- torsion
- intricately
- extort
- torsional
- trowel
- intricacy
- torchlight
- torques
- trousseau
- turpitude
- tortious
- torturous
- torturer
- tortfeasor
- extrication
- intriguer
- Trousseau
- tortuosity
- nasturtium
- blowtorch
- distortionary
- extortioner
- torte
- tortuously
- extortionist
- distortive
- torta
- torchbearer
- torturously
- distorter
- torchlit
- tortiously
- distortional
- predistortion
- distortionless
- bistort
- tortuousness
- torsionally
- tormina
- torchon
- tortion
- Trullan
- intrication
- torturesome
- treacher
- trowelful
- antitorture
- extorter
- tormenteth
- cyclotorsion
- tortile
- torchlike
- torchwood
- torsionless
- extortive
- torturest
- torchy
- thwarter
- torchiere
- torquey
- torquer
- torchman
- tormentest
- torchbearing
- thwartwise
- torcher
- intricateness
- torturable
- intort
- turpid
- distortable
- torsioned
- retorque
- tormentable
- tortfeasance
- undistort
- torchless
- nontort
- intriguery
- nontortious
- headtorch
- retortive
- tortureth
- distortionist
- torchecul
- distortively
- tormentous
- tormentry
- trullate
- antitorque
- tortive
- undistortable
- torturee
- torteau
- nondistortive
- torminal
- tormentuous
- torturess
- ferrodistortive
- cotortfeasor
- disintricate
- tormentful
- torquated
- distortiveness
- untorturable
- torsionmeter
- thwartness
- antiferrodistortive
- torqueless
- retorteth
- unthwartable
- thwartable
- nontorsional
- contortuplicate
- -tort
- retorter
- torchwort
- torminous
- tortility
- turpidly
- nondistorter
- tortness
- antiferrodistortion
- ferrodistortion
- intricable
- torchmaking
- Torx head
- torsionful
- torsionic
Latin (84)
- contortus
- distortum
- distorqueo
- intortus
- intricatus
- intricare
- torquere
- retortus
- tormentum
- torquatus
- torture
- torta
- tortus
- tortilis
- tortuosus
- tortura
- trulla
- trua
- turpis
- tortum
- torquis
- torqua
- torques
- turpiloquium
- distortio
- tortio
- extricatus
- tormenta
- tormina
- torqueo
- turpe
- tortor
- contorqueo
- extortus
- deturpo
- torclum
- torculum
- intrico
- nasturtium
- turpitudo
- extrico
- tricae
- extorqueo
- attorqueo
- circumtorqueo
- detorqueo
- intorqueo
- obtorqueo
- pertorqueo
- praetorqueo
- retorqueo
- turpo
- tortula
- torquens
- detorquens
- detorturus
- detortus
- detorquendus
- torturus
- contorquens
- contorturus
- contorquendus
- distorquens
- distorturus
- distorquendus
- obtorquens
- obtorturus
- obtortus
- obtorquendus
- torquendus
- perturpis
- extorquens
- extorturus
- extorquendus
- intorquens
- intorturus
- intorquendus
- contortuplicatus
- torculo
- intricans
- intricaturus
- intricandus
- semitorquatus
- subtorquatus
Italian (52)
- intricare
- torta
- tormenta
- tortura
- torturare
- contorto
- stroppiare
- distorsione
- torto
- tortello
- tortore
- tormento
- tormentare
- attorcere
- contorcere
- estorcere
- ritorcere
- torcere
- storcere
- estorto
- distorto
- ritorto
- ritorta
- storpiare
- turpe
- turpitudine
- torchio
- contorsione
- tormentoso
- tortuoso
- turpiloquio
- contorcimento
- torcicollo
- bistorto
- attorcigliare
- attorcigliamento
- tormentosamente
- ritorcibile
- turpità
- ritorcitura
- torchietto
- torcimento
- torcitore
- torcitrice
- torcitura
- tormentatore
- tortiglione
- attortigliare
- turpemente
- contorsionismo
- contortamente
- attortigliato
French (52)
- tricher
- trousseau
- trousse
- tort
- torche
- tourte
- torture
- torturer
- intrigue
- retorte
- turpitude
- torsion
- tarte
- entarter
- torche-cul
- torcher
- tartine
- trousser
- truelle
- torchon
- tarter
- torchère
- entartage
- treuil
- tricherie
- tourmente
- tourment
- tourmenter
- extorquer
- estropier
- distorsion
- distordre
- rétorquer
- tourtière
- intrication
- intriquer
- retrousser
- tortueux
- détordre
- tordre
- hélitreuillage
- treuillage
- hélitreuiller
- treuiller
- entortiller
- entortillement
- tartiner
- frigotartinable
- tartinable
- tartelette
- tortiller
- tortillage