Where does “tortur” come from?
tortur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Medieval Latin tortura, from Latin torqueo, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
tortur (Norwegian Nynorsk): torture
Ancestry of “tortur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | tortura | a twisting, wreathing; torture, torment |
| 2 | Latin | torqueo | I twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |