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

torcer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin torcere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintorcerepresent active infinitive of *torcō
2Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Vulgar Latin torco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatintorcoI twist

Words derived from “torcer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Vulgar Latin torcere →