English

electrotorture

From electro- + torture.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’

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Latin tortus

Late Latin tortūra ‘a twisting, writhing, of bodily pain, a…’

Old French torture

Middle English torture

Today it means

noun torture involving electric shock

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrotorture