Where does “torqueō” come from?

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

torqueō (Latin): to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve

Definitions

  1. to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve

Ancestry of “torqueō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torqueō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-