Synonyms & related words for contortionistic

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Words related to contortionistic

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Where does contortionistic come from?

The word contortionistic breaks down into 5 roots of Latin and Greek origin: con-, from Latin com (“together, intensive”); tort, from Latin torquere (“to twist”); -ion, from Latin io (“act, state”); -ist, from Greek istes (“one who does”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.