Where does “entortiller” come from?

entortiller (French) comes from Latin intortiliāre, from Latin tortilis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

entortiller (French): to wrap around, to twist around, to envelop; to...

Definitions

  1. to wrap around, to twist around, to envelop; to...

Ancestry of “entortiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintortiliāre—
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

Words derived from “entortiller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin tortus →
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