Reconstruction:Latin/extorcere
Latin
Etymology
From ex- + *torcere. Cf. Classical Latin extorquēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)sˈtɔrkere/
Verb
*extorcere (Proto-Romance)
- to twist (out)
Descendants
- Balkano-Romance:
- Aromanian: astoartsiri, astorcu
- Romanian: stoarce
- Italo-Dalmatian:
- Italian: storcere
- ⇒ Neapolitan: storzellare
- Venetan: stòrxer, stòrxar, stòrzer
- Rhaeto-Romance:
- Gallo-Italic:
- Piedmontese: stòrze
- Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: estordre
- Ibero-Romance: