English

hypertorsion

From hyper- + torsion.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

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

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Latin tortiō ‘torment, torture’

Late Latin torsiōnem

Middle French torsion

Middle English torcion

Today it means

noun Excessive torsion.

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

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