Where does “tork” come from?

tork (Albanian) comes from Latin torculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

tork (Albanian): beam; winepress

Definitions

  1. beam; winepress

Ancestry of “tork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorculuma wine or olive oil press
2Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Latin -ulumEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -tlom
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