Where does “extorquens” come from?

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

extorquens (Latin): extorting

Definitions

  1. extorting

Ancestry of “extorquens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinextorqueoI extort; I tear away, twist away, wrench out
2Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin extorqueo →