Where does “distorto” come from?
distorto (Italian) comes from Latin distortus, from Latin distorqueō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distorto (Italian): past participle of distorcere; distorted
Definitions
- past participle of distorcere; distorted
Ancestry of “distorto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | distortus | distorted |
| 2 | Latin | distorqueō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |