turpis
Latin
adj
Definitions
- ugly, unsightly; foul, filthy
- (of sound) cacophonous, disagreeable
- (figuratively) base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgraceful
Etymology
Derived 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
- turpid English
- turpidly English
- *exturpiāre Latin
- contortus Latin
- cupidus Latin
- distortum Latin
- extortiō Latin
- extortus Latin
- lucrum Latin
- nasturtium Latin
- perturpis Latin
- retorqueo Latin
- retortus Latin
- tormentum 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
- turpilucricupidus Latin
- turpitudo Latin
- storpiare Italian
- stroppiare Italian
- turpe Italian
- turpemente Italian
- turpiloquio Italian
- turpitudine Italian
- turpità Italian
- estropier French
- estropear Spanish, Castilian
- torpe Spanish, Castilian
- torpemente Spanish, Castilian
- torpeza Spanish, Castilian
- τέρπω Ancient Greek
- τρέπω Ancient Greek
- ἄτρακτος Ancient Greek
- *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *trewd- Proto-Indo-European
- torpe Portuguese
- *þarhô Proto-Germanic
- *þerh- Proto-Germanic
- *þwerhaz Proto-Germanic
- thwert Middle English
- thwerten Middle English
- torcious Old French
- trousse Old French
- torpe Galician
- torri Welsh
- torpe Tagalog
- turp Albanian
- turpërohem Albanian
- turpëroj Albanian
- contortion Middle French
- torpe Old Portuguese
- *tarkúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- strupiar Venetian
- torpe Hiligaynon
- 𒋻𒌑𒍣 Hittite