Where does “tortile” come from?
tortile (English) comes from Latin tortilis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tortile (English): Twisted, winding, contorted
Definitions
- Twisted, winding, contorted
Ancestry of “tortile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tortilis | twisted, coiled |
| 2 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “tortile”