Where does “torsi” come from?

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

torsi (Indonesian): torque

Definitions

  1. torque

Ancestry of “torsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtorsietorsion
2Frenchtorsiontorsion; act of turning or twisting
3Middle Frenchtorsion
4Late Latintorsioa wringing or griping; colic
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Latin torqueōEvery word from Late Latin torsio