Where does “torcida” come from?
torcida (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese torcer, from Vulgar Latin torcere, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
torcida (Portuguese): feminine singular of torcido; twist; supporters
Definitions
- feminine singular of torcido; twist; supporters
Ancestry of “torcida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | torcer | to twist; to wring; to hope for something to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | torcere | present active infinitive of *torcō |
| 3 | Latin | torqueō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |