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torcere.

to twist

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɔrkere/

  1. to twist

    Proto-Romance · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 torquēre Latin *torcere Reassignment of Classical torquēre to the third conjugation.

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