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