Where does “Torx head” come from?

Torx head (English) comes from English torque, from French torque, from Old French torque, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Torx head (English): A type of screw head characterized by a...

Definitions

  1. A type of screw head characterized by a...

Ancestry of “Torx head”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtorqueA rotational or twisting effect of a force; a...
2Frenchtorquetorque necklace
3Old Frenchtorque—
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →