Where does “torturus” come from?

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

torturus (Latin): about to twist

Definitions

  1. about to twist

Ancestry of “torturus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “torturus”

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