Where does “tortillard” come from?
tortillard (French) comes from French tortiller, from Vulgar Latin tortiliare, from Latin tortilis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tortillard (French): winding, tortuous; A slow-moving train that...
Definitions
- winding, tortuous; A slow-moving train that...
Ancestry of “tortillard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tortiller | to twist, twirl; to wriggle, squirm, writhe |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tortiliare | — |
| 3 | Latin | tortilis | twisted, coiled |
| 4 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |