torta

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Latin word torta comes from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-, and later Latin tortus (A twist, a winding. Wreath.)

*terkʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)

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.

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