Where does “torquis” come from?

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

torquis (Latin): chaplet

Definitions

  1. chaplet

Ancestry of “torquis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torquis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →