Where does “torcdae” come from?
torcdae (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish torc, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
torcdae (Old Irish): boarlike
Ancestry of “torcdae”, step by step
torcdae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish torc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | torc | boar; chieftain, hero; torque |
| 2 | Latin | torquis | chaplet |
| 3 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Old Irish Dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Dé | vocative/genitive singular of Día |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | dwīyūss | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |