Where does “*torx” come from?
*torx (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
Ancestry of “*torx”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | torquis | chaplet; collar/necklace of twisted metal ,... |
| 2 | Latin | torqueō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |