Where does “torque” come from?
Torque comes from Latin torquēs, a twisted metal collar, derived from Latin torqueō meaning to twist, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-.
torque (English): A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a...
Definitions
- A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a...
Ancestry of “torque”, step by step
torque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French torque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | torque | torque necklace |
| 2 | Old French | torque | — |
| 3 | Latin | torquis | chaplet |
| 4 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Latin torques
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | torques | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | torqueo | I twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I... |
Words derived from “torque”