Where does “torcitura” come from?

torcitura (Italian) comes from Italian torcere, from Vulgar Latin torcere, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torcitura (Italian): pressing; twisting, throwing

Definitions

  1. pressing; twisting, throwing

Ancestry of “torcitura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantorcereto twist; to wring; to bend
2Vulgar Latintorcerepresent active infinitive of *torcō
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 Vulgar Latin torcere →