contort
The origin and history of contort.
Etymology
Equivalent to con- plus -tort; it came from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, the past participle of contorqueō, from com- and torqueō, meaning ‘twist, turn’.
The origin and history of contort.
Equivalent to con- plus -tort; it came from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, the past participle of contorqueō, from com- and torqueō, meaning ‘twist, turn’.
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