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

Without torque

Ancestry of “torqueless”, step by step

torqueless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English torque

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	torque	A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a...
2	French	torque	torque necklace
3	Old French	torque	—
4	Latin	torquis	chaplet
5	Latin	torqueō	to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6	Proto-Indo-European	terkʷ-	to turn, spin

via English less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →