Where does “entortar” come from?

entortar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese torto, from Old Portuguese torto, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

entortar (Portuguese): to bend

Definitions

  1. to bend

Ancestry of “entortar”, step by step

entortar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese torto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetortotwisted, bent, crooked; awry; wrong, dishonest
2Old Portuguesetorto
3Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Portuguese Ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseArair
2Old Portugueseaire
3Latinaerair; the lower atmosphere
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr

via Portuguese en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin tortus
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