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Where does “tortiliare” come from?

tortiliare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin tortilis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “tortiliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintortilistwisted, coiled
2Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “tortiliare”

  • tortiglione
  • attortigliare
  • attortigliato
  • attorcigliatura
  • attorcigliare
  • attorcigliamento
  • tortille
  • tortillard
  • tortilla
  • tortiller
  • tortillage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →