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

  1. crooked, bent, twisted; stubborn, obstinate

Ancestry of “întort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintortuscontorted
2LatinintorqueoI twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “întort”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →