Where does “torcán” come from?
torcán (Irish) comes from Irish torc, from English torque, from French torque, from Old French torque, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
torcán (Irish): porcupine
Definitions
- porcupine
Ancestry of “torcán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | torc | wild boar; portly, corpulent, person; man of... |
| 2 | English | torque | A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a... |
| 3 | French | torque | torque necklace |
| 4 | Old French | torque | — |
| 5 | Latin | torquis | chaplet |
| 6 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |