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Where does “torsio” come from?

torsio (Late Latin) comes from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torsio (Late Latin): a wringing or griping; colic

Definitions

  1. a wringing or griping; colic

Ancestry of “torsio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorqueō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torsio”

  • torsion
  • torsional
  • torsionally
  • cyclotorsion
  • torsionless
  • torsioned
  • torsionmeter
  • nontorsional
  • cotorsion
  • hypertorsion
  • torsionic
  • torsionful
  • torsión
  • torsion
  • torsion
  • torsio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →