Talk:torch

Etymology

"From Middle English torche, borrowed from Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from torqua, from Latin torques, from torqueō (“twist”)."
Can anybody explain what "twisting" has to do with a burning stick? Don't think that's related. 2003:ED:F728:1600:819E:13E6:DDD5:FAD7 18:20, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Probably twisting > that which is twisted > bundle (sticks twisted together), which was probably what "torches" originally were - bundles of sticks put together and lit aflame on one end. — surjection ⟨?⟩ 18:30, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

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torch

An arsonist. I'm unfamiliar with this sense, it could do with a quote or three. DonnanZ (talk) 11:50, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

I should have checked Lexico, which verifies the sense, but a quote would still be useful. DonnanZ (talk) 12:46, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Done. Equinox ◑ 12:51, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for a great job. Striking as resolved. DonnanZ (talk) 15:28, 4 October 2020 (UTC)