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English word torch comes from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-
*terkʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to turn
torquere (Latin)
torques (Latin)
torqua (Late Latin)
*torca (Vulgar Latin)
torche (Old French)
Bundle (of sticks, hay, etc.). Torch (stick with flame at one end).
torche (Middle English)
torch (English)
To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick). (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.. (slang, US) An arsonist.. A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.. Short form for blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.