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Where does “distortus” come from?

distortus (Latin) comes from Latin distorqueō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

distortus (Latin): distorted

Definitions

  1. distorted

Ancestry of “distortus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistorqueō—
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “distortus”

  • distortion
  • distortionary
  • distortional
  • predistortion
  • distortionless
  • distortionist
  • antiferrodistortion
  • ferrodistortion
  • distortio
  • distorsionar
  • distorsión
  • distorto
  • distorsione
  • distorsion
  • distorção
  • distorsió
  • distorsionar
  • distorsiune
  • distorsio
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