Reconstruction:Latin/extorcere
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom ex- + *torcere. Cf. Classical Latin extorquēre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*extorcere (Proto-Romance)
- to twist (out)
Descendants
edit- Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: astoartsiri, astorcu
- Romanian: stoarce
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: storcere
- ⇒ Neapolitan: storzellare
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: estordre
- Ibero-Romance: