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Where does “torcer” come from?

torcer (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin torcere, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torcer (Spanish): to twist; to bend; to sprain

Definitions

  1. to twist; to bend; to sprain

Ancestry of “torcer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintorcerepresent active infinitive of *torcō
2Latintorqueō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “torcer”

  • torcedura
  • torcedor
  • destorcer
  • retorcer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →