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
- The quality or state of being tortile, twisted,...
Ancestry of “tortility”, step by step
tortility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tortile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tortile | Twisted, winding, contorted |
| 2 | Latin | tortilis | twisted, coiled |
| 3 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |