Where does “torsion” come from?

torsion (French) comes from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torsion (French): torsion; act of turning or twisting

Definitions

  1. torsion; act of turning or twisting

Ancestry of “torsion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtorsion—
2Late Latintorsioa wringing or griping; colic
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torsion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Late Latin torsio →