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Where does “torquis” come from?

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

torquis (Latin): chaplet; collar/necklace of twisted metal ,...

Definitions

  1. chaplet; collar/necklace of twisted metal ,...

Ancestry of “torquis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorqueō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torquis”

  • torch
  • torchlight
  • blowtorch
  • torchbearer
  • torchlit
  • torchon
  • torchlike
  • torchwood
  • torchy
  • torchiere
  • torchman
  • torchbearing
  • torcher
  • torchless
  • headtorch
  • torchecul
  • torquated
  • torchwork
  • torchwort
  • torchmaking
  • semitorquatus
  • torquatus
  • torqua
  • Torquatus
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