LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

extorcere

*extorcere

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto twist (out)

Origins

From ex- + *torcere. Cf. Classical Latin extorquēre.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseestorcer
  • Spanishestorcer
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianstoarce
  • Aromanianastoartsiri, astorcu
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianstorcere
  • Neapolitanstorzellare
  • Venetanstòrxer
  • Venetanstòrxar
  • Venetanstòrzer
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianstuarzi
  • Friulianstuargi
  • Ladinstorjer
  • Ladinstorje
  • Romanshstorscher
  • Romanshstordscher
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianstorçe
  • Piedmontesestòrze
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchestordre

Quick answers

What does extorcere mean in Latin?
extorcere, a verb, means “to twist (out)”.