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Where does “tortility” come from?

tortility (English) comes from English tortile, from Latin tortilis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

tortility (English): The quality or state of being tortile, twisted,...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being tortile, twisted,...

Ancestry of “tortility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtortileTwisted, winding, contorted
2Latintortilistwisted, coiled
3Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →