Where does “pertorqueo” come from?

pertorqueo (Latin) comes from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

pertorqueo (Latin): I twist out of shape, distort, contort; I hurl

Definitions

  1. I twist out of shape, distort, contort; I hurl

Ancestry of “pertorqueo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
2Proto-Italicperi-—
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →