Where does “tortura” come from?

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

tortura (Medieval Latin): a twisting, wreathing; torture, torment

Definitions

  1. a twisting, wreathing; torture, torment

Ancestry of “tortura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tortura”

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