Where does “torco” come from?
torco (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
torco (Vulgar Latin): I twist
Ancestry of “torco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | torqueō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
Words derived from “torco”