Etymology of the French word bitord
the French word
bitordusing the Old French prefix
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the French word
tordrederived from the Vulgar Latin word
torcerederived from the Latin word
torquere (turn, twist; hurl)
Date
The earliest known usage of bitord in French dates from the 17th century.
