Where does “torques” come from?

torques (Spanish) comes from Latin torques, from Latin torqueo, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torques (Spanish): plural of torque

Definitions

  1. plural of torque

Ancestry of “torques”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorquessecond-person singular present active indicative...
2LatintorqueoI twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueo →Every word from Latin torques →