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Where does “twistorial” come from?

twistorial (English) comes from English twistor, from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

twistorial (English): Of, pertaining to or containing twistors

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or containing twistors

Ancestry of “twistorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwistorAny of the complex-valued coordinates in "twistor...
2EnglishTwist—
3Middle Englishtwist—
4Old Englishtwist—
5Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →