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
- pressing; twisting, throwing
Ancestry of “torcitura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | torcere | to twist; to wring; to bend |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | torcere | present active infinitive of *torcō |
| 3 | Latin | torqueō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |