Where does “Torquato” come from?

Torquato (Italian) comes from Latin Torquatus, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Ancestry of “Torquato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTorquatusadorned with a neck chain or collar
2Latintorquischaplet
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →