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Tort(tors)-the Latin root that means twist.
Contort
I said, it was simply amazing how that stripper could contort her body so as to end up with her ankles behind her ears.
unimaginable
spanish
coupa
The origin of a word indicates the language the word originally came from, or the languages certain parts (such as prefixes and suffixes) come from.
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The gymnasts contorted their bodies until they resembled circles. (contort means to twist or bend out of shape.)
It is latin in origin.