English
detorsion
Detorsion comes from Latin detorqueo ‘to twist out of shape, distort’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terkʷ-‘to turn, spin’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*torkʷ-éye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*torkʷejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*torkʷeōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtorqueō‘twist’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdetorqueo‘to twist out of shape, distort’
- Englishearliest quotation 1835detorsion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terkʷ-‘to turn, spin’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*torkʷ-éye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*torkʷejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*torkʷeōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtorqueō‘twist’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdetorqueo‘to twist out of shape, distort’
- Englishearliest quotation 1835detorsion
Earliest quotation: 1835, Frederic James Post, A Discourse Touching Rides and Riding: “But often, when thy face [i.e., that of a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’
queer, tart, thwart, trowel, tortious, 18 more
through Proto-Italic *torkʷeō
extort, retort, tortuous, torturous, contortion, 15 more
through Latin torqueō ‘twist’
torture, torch, torque, torment, distort, extortion, tort, 20 more
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- / detorsion