Where does “torqueless” come from?

torqueless (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.

torqueless (English): Without torque

Definitions

  1. Without torque

Ancestry of “torqueless”, step by step

torqueless 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 less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →