Reconstruction:Latin/torca

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From torqua, variant of torquis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrka/

Noun

*torca f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

coiled object

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈtɔrka/	*/ˈtɔrkas/
oblique	*/ˈtɔrka/	*/ˈtɔrkas/

Derived terms

*torcula

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: torca
- Old French: torche (see there for further descendants)
Ibero-Romance:
- Galician: torca
- Spanish: tuerca

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “tŏrques”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 13: To–Tyrus, page 106

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