Where does “camatort” come from?

camatort (Catalan) comes from Catalan tort, from Old Catalan tort, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

camatort (Catalan): crooked-legged

Definitions

  1. crooked-legged

Ancestry of “camatort”, step by step

camatort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan tort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantortbent, twisted, crooked, askew, wonky
2Old Catalantort—
3Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Catalan cama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancamaleg
2Late Latingambahorse's hock; hoof; leg
3Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin tortus →