French word tarte comes from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-, Latin turturem, and later Latin tortus (A twist, a winding. Wreath.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *terkʷ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| turturem | Latin (lat) | |
| torqueo | Latin (lat) | I hurl violently; I spin, whirl.. I torment, torture.. I twist or bend awry, distort. I twist, wind. |
| tortus | Latin (lat) | A twist, a winding. Wreath. |
| torta panis | Latin (lat) | |
| torta | Late Latin (LL) | |
| tourte | French (fra) | Meat pie (Louisiana French) a dove. (Quebec) passenger pigeon (compare Tourte voyageuse, Colombe voyageuse, Ectopistes migratorius, Pigeon migrateur, Ectopistes migratorius). |
| tarte | French (fra) | (slang) corny, hackneyed. (slang) stupid (colloquial) slap. (colloquial) stupid person, idiot. (culinary) pie, tart. Something easy to do (cf. English piece of cake and easy as pie). |