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Where does “intorqueo” come from?

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

intorqueo (Latin): I twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;...

Definitions

  1. I twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;...

Ancestry of “intorqueo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-—
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intorqueo”

  • intort
  • intortus
  • intorquens
  • intorturus
  • intorquendus
  • intorquere
  • întoarce
  • întort
  • întors
  • intorcere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →