Where does “Torques” come from?

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

Torques (German): torque

Definitions

  1. torque

Ancestry of “Torques”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueo →Every word from Latin torques →