Where does “torca” come from?

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

Ancestry of “torca”, step by step

torca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin torquis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorquischaplet
2Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Latin torqua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorquaattested in

Words derived from “torca”

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