Where does “întortochetură” come from?

întortochetură (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.

întortochetură (Romanian): twist

Definitions

  1. twist

Ancestry of “întortochetură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîntortocheato wind, twist
2Romanianîntortcrooked, bent, twisted; stubborn, obstinate
3Latinintortuscontorted
4LatinintorqueoI twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain;...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en