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Where does “torques” come from?

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

torques (Latin): second-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “torques”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintorqueoI twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torques”

  • torch
  • torchlight
  • blowtorch
  • torchbearer
  • torchlit
  • torchon
  • torchlike
  • torchwood
  • torchy
  • torchiere
  • torchman
  • torchbearing
  • torcher
  • torchless
  • headtorch
  • torchecul
  • torchwork
  • torchwort
  • torchmaking
  • torqua
  • торшер
  • torche-cul
  • torchère
  • torcher
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