Where does “întort” come from?
întort (Romanian) comes from Latin intortus, from Latin intorqueo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
întort (Romanian): crooked, bent, twisted; stubborn, obstinate
Definitions
- crooked, bent, twisted; stubborn, obstinate
Ancestry of “întort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | intortus | contorted |
| 2 | Latin | intorqueo | I twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |