torteau
English
noun
Definitions
- (heraldiccharge) A roundel of a red colour (gules).
Etymology
Derived from Old French torteau derived from Latin tortus (twisted, folded over).
Origin
Latin
tortus
Gloss
twisted, folded over
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *extortiāre Latin
- *torsāre Latin
- *turta Latin
- torta Latin
- tortuosus Latin
- tortus Latin
- tortūra Latin
- torto Italian
- torture French
- tuerto Spanish, Castilian
- ταρταροῦχος Ancient Greek
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- torteau Old French
- tort Catalan, Valencian
- tort Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- teurt Norman
- torto Old Portuguese
- tuertu Asturian