tormentum
Latin
noun
Definitions
- an engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile thrown by this
- a (twisted) cord or rope
- an instrument of torture
- torture, anguish, pain, torment
- a clothes press, mangle
- (New Latin) gun, cannon
Etymology
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
Kanji
風
Emoji
🙃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- intort English
- contortus Latin
- distortum Latin
- extortiō Latin
- extortus Latin
- nasturtium Latin
- retorqueo Latin
- retortus Latin
- torqueo Latin
- torqueō Latin
- torquēre Latin
- torquēs Latin
- torsio Latin
- torta pānis, tortus Latin
- tortio Latin
- tortum Latin
- tortuosus Latin
- tortura Latin
- tortus Latin
- tortuōsus Latin
- tortūra Latin
- tricae Latin
- trua Latin
- turpis Latin
- tormentare Italian
- tormento Italian
- tormentoso Italian
- atormentador Spanish, Castilian
- atormentar Spanish, Castilian
- tormentar Spanish, Castilian
- tormento Spanish, Castilian
- τέρπω Ancient Greek
- τρέπω Ancient Greek
- ἄτρακτος Ancient Greek
- *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *trewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *þarhô Proto-Germanic
- *þerh- Proto-Germanic
- *þwerhaz Proto-Germanic
- thwert Middle English
- thwerten Middle English
- torment Middle English
- torcious Old French
- torment Old French
- trousse Old French
- turment Catalan, Valencian
- tormento Galician
- torri Welsh
- contortion Middle French
- torment Middle French
- tourment Middle French
- tormento Old Portuguese
- *tarkúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- torment Old Occitan
- tormiant Dalmatian
- turmiento Neapolitan
- 𒋻𒌑𒍣 Hittite