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English word tort comes from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-, and later Latin tortus (A twist, a winding. Wreath.)
*terkʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to turn
torqueo (Latin)
I hurl violently; I spin, whirl.. I torment, torture.. I twist or bend awry, distort. I twist, wind.
tortus (Latin)
A twist, a winding. Wreath.
torta panis (Latin)
tort (Romanian)
Cake Quantity of spun threads. Thread (spun and made of hemp).
tort (Old French)
Wrong; misdeed (something considered wrong).
tort (English)
(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through awarding damages. [from the later 16th c.]. (law, only in the plural torts) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.. An injury or wrong. [from the mid-13th c.].