excruciating

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English word excruciating comes from Latin evanescere, Latin crucio (I crucify. I torture.)

crucio (Latin)

I crucify. I torture.

I force out by torturing, extort.. I torment greatly, torture, rack, plague; afflict, distress, harass, vex.

excruciate (English)

(obsolete) Excruciated; tortured. (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

excruciating (English)

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing. Exceedingly intense; extreme.

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