LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

torcere

*torcere

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto twist

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*torkʷ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*torkʷejō
  4. Proto-Italic*torkʷeō
  5. Latintorcere

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

Insular Romance
  • Sardiniantorchere
  • Sardiniantorciri
  • Sardiniantrochere
  • Sardiniandorchere
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalantòrcer
  • Occitantòrcer
  • Occitantorcir
  • Frenchtordrefrom Old French tortre
  • Normanteurtrefrom Old French tortre
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniantoarce
  • Romaniantoarcere
  • Aromaniantorcu
  • Aromaniantoartsiri
  • Megleno-Romaniantorcu
  • Megleno-Romaniantoarțiri
  • Megleno-Romaniantoarciri
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetorcerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese torcer
  • Spanishtorcer
  • Aragonesetorzer
  • Galiciantorcerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese torcer
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiantorcere
  • Siciliantòrciri
  • Venetantòrxer
  • Venetantòrzer
  • Venetantòrxar
Gallo-Italic
  • Liguriantorçe
  • Piedmontesetòrze

Quick answers

What does torcere mean in Latin?
torcere, a verb, means “to twist”.
Where does torcere come from?
Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti → Proto-Italic *torkʷejō → Proto-Italic *torkʷeō → Latin torcere.