Where does “torsionic” come from?

torsionic (English) comes from English torsion, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torsionic (English): Of or pertaining to torsion

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to torsion

Ancestry of “torsionic”, step by step

torsionic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English torsion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtorsionThe act of turning or twisting, or the state of...
2Late Latintorsioa wringing or griping; colic
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Late Latin torsio →