Where does “antitruncation” come from?
antitruncation (English) comes from English truncation, from Late Latin truncatio, from Latin truncāre, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
antitruncation (English): The presence of an outer radial surface...
Definitions
- The presence of an outer radial surface...
Ancestry of “antitruncation”, step by step
antitruncation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English truncation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | truncation | The act of truncating or shortening; The removal... |
| 2 | Late Latin | truncatio | maiming, mutilating; truncation |
| 3 | Latin | truncāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |