Etymology of the Latin word torquere
the Latin word torquere (turn, twist; hurl)
Derivations in Latin
torta,
tormentum,
tortum,
adtorquere,
circumtorquere,
extorquere,
pertorquere,
retorquere,
praetorquere,
obtorquere,
distorquere,
contorquere,
detorquere,
intorquere,
attorquere,
tortus,
torculum,
tortilis,
torcular,
torquatus,
tortor,
torcereDerivations in other languages
English
torque, English
torques, Portuguese
torque, Portuguese
torcer, Portuguese
torquímetro, Portuguese
trochar, Romanian
toarce, Spanish
torcerUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin