Where does “estorto” come from?

estorto (Italian) comes from Latin extortus, from Latin extorqueo, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

estorto (Italian): past participle of estorcere; extorted

Definitions

  1. past participle of estorcere; extorted

Ancestry of “estorto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextortusextorted
2LatinextorqueoI extort; I tear away, twist away, wrench out
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 extorqueo →