Where does “torquendus” come from?

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

torquendus (Latin): which is to be twisted

Definitions

  1. which is to be twisted

Ancestry of “torquendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintorqueoI twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueo →