Where does “トルク” come from?

トルク (Japanese) comes from English torque, from French torque, from Old French torque, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

トルク (Japanese): torque

Definitions

torque

Ancestry of “トルク”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	torque	A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a...
2	French	torque	torque necklace
3	Old French	torque	—
4	Latin	torquis	chaplet
5	Latin	torqueō	to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6	Proto-Indo-European	terkʷ-	to turn, spin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →