Where does “truncheon” come from?
Truncheon comes from Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon, from Late Latin troncionem, from Latin truncus meaning "cut off" or "maimed," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ-.
truncheon (English): A fragment or piece broken off from something,...
Definitions
- A fragment or piece broken off from something,...
Ancestry of “truncheon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tronchoun | A fragment of something, especially a spear or... |
| 2 | Old French | tronchon | baton; truncheon |
| 3 | Late Latin | troncionem | — |
| 4 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |