Where does “extorsioun” come from?

extorsioun (Middle English) comes from Late Latin extortio, from Latin extorqueo, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

extorsioun (Middle English): Alternative form of extorcion

Definitions

Alternative form of extorcion

Ancestry of “extorsioun”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	extortio	—
2	Latin	extorqueo	I extort; I tear away, twist away, wrench out
3	Latin	torqueō	to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4	Proto-Indo-European	terkʷ-	to turn, spin

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