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
1Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torsio”

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