Where does “extorco” come from?

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

extorco (Vulgar Latin): I twist

Definitions

  1. I twist

Ancestry of “extorco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “extorco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Latin torqueō