tort

Moldavian

noun

Definitions

thread (spun and made of hemp)
quantity of spun threads

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tortus (twisted, folded over).

Origin

Latin

tortus

Gloss

twisted, folded over

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*extortiāre Latin
*torsāre Latin
*turta Latin
torta Latin
tortuosus Latin
tortus Latin
tortūra Latin
torto Italian
torture French
tuerto Spanish, Castilian
ταρταροῦχος Ancient Greek
*terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
torto Portuguese
torteau Old French
tort Catalan, Valencian
teurt Norman
torto Old Portuguese
tuertu Asturian