Where does “torturar” come from?
torturar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Tortura, from Latin tortūra, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
torturar (Portuguese): to torture; to cause angst
Definitions
- to torture; to cause angst
Ancestry of “torturar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Tortura | torture intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony |
| 2 | Latin | tortūra | a twisting, wreathing |
| 3 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |