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extorqueo.

to obtain or take away by force, extort

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɛkˈstɔr.kʷe.oː]Classical-Latin[ekˈstɔr.kʷe.o]
  1. to obtain or take away by force, extort

    conjugation-2
  2. to tear away, twist away, wrench out

    conjugation-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin extorqueō From ex- + torqueō (“twist, wrench”).

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