praetorqueo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

praetorqueō (present infinitive praetorquēre, supine praetortum); second conjugation, no perfect stem

  1. to turn or twist forwards or around

Conjugation

  • Second conjugation, but with no perfect conjugation.

Derived terms

  • praetortus

References

  • praetorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praetorqueo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.