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

Definitions

  1. I twist

Ancestry of “torco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “torco”

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