Where does “extorquēre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “extorquēre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “extorquēre”

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