Where does “întortochere” come from?
întortochere (Romanian) comes from Romanian întortochea, from Romanian întort, from Latin intortus, from Latin intorqueo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
întortochere (Romanian): twisting
Definitions
- twisting
Ancestry of “întortochere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întortochea | to wind, twist |
| 2 | Romanian | întort | crooked, bent, twisted; stubborn, obstinate |
| 3 | Latin | intortus | contorted |
| 4 | Latin | intorqueo | I twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |