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Where does “torsade” come from?

torsade (French) comes from French -ade, from Occitan -ada, from Latin -ata, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

torsade (French): twist; torsade; braid

Definitions

  1. twist; torsade; braid

Ancestry of “torsade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-adeUsed to form collectives; Indicating a dish or...
2Occitan-ada-ing
3Latin-atanominative feminine singular of -ātus; nominative...
4Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “torsade”

  • torsade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →