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

Words derived from “extorqueo”

  • extortion
  • extort
  • extortioner
  • extortionist
  • extorter
  • extortive
  • cyberextortion
  • nonextortive
  • antiextortion
  • extortus
  • extorquens
  • extorquendus
  • extorturus
  • extorco
  • extorquere
  • estorto
  • estorcere
  • storcere
  • extorquer
  • extorquir
  • extorcion
  • extorcioun
  • extorsioun
  • stoarce
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