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pertorqueo.

to twist out of shape, distort, contort

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[pɛrˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]Classical-Latin[perˈtɔr.kʷe.o]

  1. to twist out of shape, distort, contort

    conjugation-2 · no-perfect

  2. to hurl

    conjugation-2 · no-perfect
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- 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 pertorqueō From per- + torqueō (“twist”).

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