Where does “torga” come from?

torga (Galician) comes from Latin torques, from Latin torqueo, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torga (Galician): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “torga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorquessecond-person singular present active indicative...
2LatintorqueoI twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueo →Every word from Latin torques →