Where does “retors” come from?

retors (French) comes from French retordre, from Latin retorquēre.

retors (French): warped, twisted; crafty, wily, tricky; twisted...

Definitions

  1. warped, twisted; crafty, wily, tricky; twisted...

Ancestry of “retors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchretordreretwist; to twist again
2Latinretorquēre—
Every word from Latin retorquēre →Every word from French retordre →