Where does “torsiune” come from?

torsiune (Romanian) comes from French torsion, from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torsiune (Romanian): torsion

Definitions

  1. torsion

Ancestry of “torsiune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtorsiontorsion; act of turning or twisting
2Middle Frenchtorsion—
3Late Latintorsioa wringing or griping; colic
4Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Late Latin torsio →