Reconstruction:Latin/torcere

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Etymology

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Reassignment of Classical torquēre to the third conjugation.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*torcere (Proto-Romance)

  1. to twist

Reconstruction notes

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The unrounding of the original (Classical Latin) /kʷ/ presumably started in the new conjugations *torquō (I twist) and *torquunt (they twist), with the following rounded vowels prompting the regular dissimilation /kʷ/ > /k/. Subsequently, /k/ spread to the other conjugations via analogy.

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