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Where does “intorquendus” come from?

intorquendus (Latin) comes from Latin intorqueo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intorquendus (Latin): which is to be contorted

Definitions

  1. which is to be contorted

Ancestry of “intorquendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintorqueoI twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →