Where does “trounce” come from?
trounce (English) comes from Middle English trauncen, from Old French transir, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
trounce (English): To beat severely; to thrash; To beat or overcome...
Definitions
- To beat severely; to thrash; To beat or overcome...
Ancestry of “trounce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | trauncen | — |
| 2 | Old French | transir | to cut through, pass through; to be numb with... |
| 3 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |