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Where does “torquatus” come from?

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

torquatus (Latin): adorned with a neck chain or collar

Definitions

  1. adorned with a neck chain or collar

Ancestry of “torquatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorquischaplet; collar/necklace of twisted metal ,...
2Latintorqueō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torquatus”

  • torquated
  • semitorquatus
  • Torquatus
  • subtorquatus
  • Torquato
  • Τορκούατος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →