Where does “torcimiento” come from?

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

torcimiento (Spanish): twist; twisting

Definitions

  1. twist; twisting

Ancestry of “torcimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtorcerto twist; to bend; to sprain
2Vulgar Latintorcerepresent active infinitive of *torcō
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Vulgar Latin torcere →