Where does “tortus” come from?

tortus (Classical Latin) comes from Latin torqueo, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

tortus (Classical Latin): twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted

Definitions

  1. twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted

Ancestry of “tortus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintorqueoI twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “tortus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueo →