Where does “ciocîntors” come from?

ciocîntors (Romanian) comes from Romanian întors, from Romanian întoarce, from Vulgar Latin intorcere, from Latin torquēre.

ciocîntors (Romanian): pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Definitions

  1. pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Ancestry of “ciocîntors”, step by step

ciocîntors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian întors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîntorsreturn, returning, coming back; overturning,...
2Romanianîntoarceto return, come back; to turn around; to turn
3Vulgar Latinintorcere—
4Latintorquēre—

via Romanian cioc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciocbeak
Every word from Latin torquēre →Every word from Vulgar Latin intorcere →Every word from Romanian întoarce →