Where does “extorqueo” come from?

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

extorqueo (Latin): I extort; I tear away, twist away, wrench out

Definitions

  1. I extort; I tear away, twist away, wrench out

Ancestry of “extorqueo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “extorqueo”

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