Where does “conotruncus” come from?

conotruncus (English) comes from English truncus, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

conotruncus (English): The superior end of the bulbus cordis

Definitions

  1. The superior end of the bulbus cordis

Ancestry of “conotruncus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtruncusThe thorax of an insect; The trunk of the human...
2Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “conotruncus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ-
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