Where does “tord-boyaux” come from?
tord-boyaux (French) comes from French tord, from French tordre, from Vulgar Latin torcere, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
tord-boyaux (French): rotgut, hooch
Definitions
- rotgut, hooch
Ancestry of “tord-boyaux”, step by step
tord-boyaux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French tord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tord | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | tordre | to twist; to wring; to bend |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | torcere | present active infinitive of *torcō |
| 4 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via French boyaux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boyaux | — |