English
torculus
Torculus comes from Latin torculus, from torqueō ‘to twist, wind’, and ultimately from 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‘to twist, wind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtorculus
- Englishtodaysame form
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‘to twist, wind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtorculus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’
queer, tart, thwart, trowel, tortious, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *torkʷeō
retort, extort, tortuous, torturous, contortion, 14 more
through Latin torqueō ‘to twist, wind’
torture, torque, torch, torment, extortion, distort, tort, torsion, 19 more
Today it means
noun A neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- / torculus