Where does “trouncing” come from?
trouncing (English) comes from English trounce, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
trouncing (English): a thorough defeat
Definitions
- a thorough defeat
Ancestry of “trouncing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trounce | To beat severely; to thrash; To beat or overcome... |
| 2 | Middle English | trauncen | — |
| 3 | Old French | transir | to cut through, pass through; to be numb with... |
| 4 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |