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tortuoso.

tortuous (having many turns and twists)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/toʁ.tuˈo.zu/Brazil[toh.tuˈo.zu]Brazil/toʁˈtwo.zu/Brazil[tohˈtwo.zu]Brazil
  1. tortuous (having many turns and twists)

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 torqueō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin tortus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin tortuōsusbor. Portuguese tortuoso Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus.

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