English
tormina
Tormina comes from Latin tormina ‘(medicine) colic, gripes’, from torqueō ‘twist, turn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-.
- 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, turn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtormina‘(medicine) colic, gripes’
- Englishearliest quotation 1977same 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‘twist, turn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtormina‘(medicine) colic, gripes’
- Englishearliest quotation 1977same form
Earliest quotation: 1977, Patrick O'Brian: “Clonfert’s tormina exercise my mind; for by whatever private…”
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 ‘twist, turn’
torture, torch, torque, extortion, torment, distort, tort, torsion, 19 more
Today it means
noun acute pain in the abdomen; colic, gripes
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- / tormina