Where does “torchi” come from?

torchi (Welsh) comes from Welsh torch, from Middle Welsh torch, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torchi (Welsh): to coil

Definitions

  1. to coil

Ancestry of “torchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtorchtorque tightly braided collar
2Middle Welshtorch—
3Proto-Brythonic*torx—
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →