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class="crossreference notranslate">*nas-</a> "nose") + past participle of <span class="foreign notranslate">torquere</span> "to twist" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*terkw-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *terkw- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*terkw-</a> "to twist"); the plant so called for its somewhat acrid odor. Modern application to a South American trailing plant with orange flowers is recorded from 1704.</p></section><span></span></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to nasturtium">Entries linking to <i>nasturtium</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of nose-bleed" href="/word/nose-bleed#etymonline_v_45572">nose-bleed<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>also <span class="foreign notranslate">nosebleed</span>, "a discharge of blood from the nose, epistaxis," 1839 (Webster), from <a href="/word/nose#etymonline_v_9806" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nose " class="crossreference notranslate">nose</a> (n.) + <a href="/word/bleed" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of bleed " class="crossreference notranslate">bleed</a> (n.). Also a common name of the yarrow and watercress (15c., compare <a href="/word/nasturtium" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nasturtium " class="crossreference notranslate">nasturtium</a>).</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of *nas-" href="/word/*nas-#etymonline_v_52681">*nas-<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Proto-Indo-European root meaning "nose."</p> <p>It forms all or part of: <a href="/word/nares" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nares " class="crossreference notranslate">nares</a>; <a href="/word/nark" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nark " class="crossreference notranslate">nark</a>; <a href="/word/nasal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nasal " class="crossreference notranslate">nasal</a>; <a href="/word/nasopharynx" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nasopharynx " class="crossreference notranslate">nasopharynx</a>; <a href="/word/nasturtium" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nasturtium " class="crossreference notranslate">nasturtium</a>; <a href="/word/ness" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of ness " class="crossreference notranslate">ness</a>; <a href="/word/nose" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nose " class="crossreference notranslate">nose</a>; <a href="/word/nostril" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nostril " class="crossreference notranslate">nostril</a>; <a href="/word/nozzle" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nozzle " class="crossreference notranslate">nozzle</a>; <a href="/word/nuzzle" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nuzzle " class="crossreference notranslate">nuzzle</a>; <a href="/word/pince-nez" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of pince-nez " class="crossreference notranslate">pince-nez</a>.</p> <p>It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit <span class="foreign notranslate">nasa</span>, Old Persian <span class="foreign notranslate">naham</span>, Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">nasus</span>, Old Church Slavonic <span class="foreign notranslate">nasu</span>, Lithuanian <span class="foreign notranslate">nosis</span>, Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">nosu</span>, German <span class="foreign notranslate">Nase</span> "nose."</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of *terkw-" href="/word/*terkw-#etymonline_v_52787">*terkw-<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to twist."</p> <p>It forms all or part of: <a href="/word/contort" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of contort " class="crossreference notranslate">contort</a>; <a href="/word/distort" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of distort " class="crossreference notranslate">distort</a>; <a href="/word/extort" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of extort " class="crossreference notranslate">extort</a>; <a href="/word/extortion" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of extortion " class="crossreference notranslate">extortion</a>; <a href="/word/nasturtium" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of nasturtium " class="crossreference notranslate">nasturtium</a>; <a href="/word/queer" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of queer " class="crossreference notranslate">queer</a>; <a href="/word/retort" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of retort " class="crossreference notranslate">retort</a>; <a href="/word/thwart" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of thwart " class="crossreference notranslate">thwart</a>; <a href="/word/torch" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of torch " class="crossreference notranslate">torch</a>; <a href="/word/torment" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of torment " class="crossreference notranslate">torment</a>; <a href="/word/torque#etymonline_v_15393" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of torque " class="crossreference notranslate">torque</a> (n.) "rotating force;" <a href="/word/torsion" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of torsion " class="crossreference notranslate">torsion</a>; <a href="/word/tort" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of tort " class="crossreference notranslate">tort</a>; <a href="/word/torticollis" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of torticollis " class="crossreference notranslate">torticollis</a>; <a href="/word/tortuous" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of tortuous " class="crossreference notranslate">tortuous</a>; <a href="/word/torture" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of torture " class="crossreference notranslate">torture</a>; <a href="/word/truss" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of truss " class="crossreference notranslate">truss</a>.</p> <p>It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit <span class="foreign notranslate">tarkuh</span> "spindle;" Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">torquere</span> "to twist;" Old Church Slavonic <span class="foreign notranslate">traku</span> "band, girdle;" Old High German <span class="foreign notranslate">drahsil</span> "turner," German <span class="foreign notranslate">drechseln</span> "to turn on a lathe;" Old Norse <span class="foreign notranslate">þvert</span> "across," Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">þweorh</span> "transverse, perverse, angry, cross," Gothic <span class="foreign notranslate">þwairhs</span> "angry."</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of nasturtium">Trends of <i>nasturtium</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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