Where does “troca” come from?

troca (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin torca, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

troca (Catalan): skein

Definitions

  1. skein

Ancestry of “troca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintorca—
2Latintorquischaplet
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →