Where does “torquens” come from?

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

torquens (Latin): twisting, winding; spinning, whirling; distorting

Definitions

  1. twisting, winding; spinning, whirling; distorting

Ancestry of “torquens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →
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