Where does “torto” come from?
torto (Portuguese) comes 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.
torto (Portuguese): twisted, bent, crooked; awry; wrong, dishonest
Definitions
- twisted, bent, crooked; awry; wrong, dishonest
Ancestry of “torto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | torto | — |
| 2 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “torto”