Where does “microtorque” come from?

microtorque (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.

microtorque (English): A very small torque, a rotational or twisting force

Definitions

  1. A very small torque, a rotational or twisting force

Ancestry of “microtorque”, step by step

microtorque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English torque

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

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →