Where does “subtruncate” come from?
subtruncate (English) comes from English truncate, from Latin truncātus, from Latin trunco, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
subtruncate (English): Nearly truncate
Definitions
- Nearly truncate
Ancestry of “subtruncate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | truncate | To shorten by, or as if by, cutting part of it... |
| 2 | Latin | truncātus | maimed, mutilated, having been maimed by having limbs cut off |
| 3 | Latin | trunco | I maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; I... |
| 4 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |