Etymograph

English

retorque

From re- + torque.

Formed from re- + torque

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’

Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti

Proto-Italic *torkʷejō

Proto-Italic *torkʷeō

Latin torqueō ‘to twist’

English torque

Today it means

verb To torque again or anew.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “retorque”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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