English
torturable
From torture + -able.
Formed from torture + -able
Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’
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Latin tortus
Late Latin tortūra ‘a twisting, writhing, of bodily pain, a…’
Old French torture
Middle English torture
English torture
Today it means
adj Capable of, or suitable for, being tortured.
Sources
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Etymograph / torturable