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Originally Posted by HarryT
It is the catch-all torture, but my Latin dictionary notes that the verb "crucio" derives from the noun "crux" (cross), so it would appear that crucifixion is at least a closely-related idea.
"crucifigo" seems to be a Late/Vulgar Latin word - it's not in my classical Latin dictionary.
"(ex)crucio" is of course the origin of the English "excruciating" (as well as the "cruciatus" curse in Harry Potter  ). |
Well, looks like I may be using trendy Latin then with these new-fangled words
So, looks like it started as crucify, became a catch-all and then needed a variant to refer specifically to the cross then
What does your classical dictionary say about tortura?
I think it started out as specifically torture used to compel a response (as opposed to just cause torment).
Edit : Looks like it comes from the old french for twist.