Where does “torche” come from?

torche (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin torca, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torche (Old French): bundle; torch

Definitions

  1. bundle; torch

Ancestry of “torche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintorca—
2Latintorquischaplet
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torche”

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