Where does “torsionless” come from?
torsionless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
torsionless (English): Lacking torsion
Ancestry of “torsionless”, step by step
torsionless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English torsion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | torsion | The act of turning or twisting, or the state of... |
| 2 | Late Latin | torsio | a wringing or griping; colic |
| 3 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
Words derived from “torsionless”