tort

Old French

noun
Definitions
  • wrong; misdeed (something considered wrong)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tortum (rope, a wrong injustice) root from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (turn, twist, spin, wind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terkʷ-

Gloss

turn, twist, spin, wind

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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