Where does “întortochea” come from?
întortochea (Romanian) comes from Romanian întort, 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.
întortochea (Romanian): to wind, twist
Definitions
- to wind, twist
Ancestry of “întortochea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întort | crooked, bent, twisted; stubborn, obstinate |
| 2 | Latin | intortus | contorted |
| 3 | Latin | intorqueo | I twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |