Where does “torsja” come from?

torsja (Polish) comes from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torsja (Polish): torsion

Definitions

  1. torsion

Ancestry of “torsja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintorsioa wringing or griping; colic
2Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torsja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Late Latin torsio →