Where does “truncus” come from?
truncus (English) comes from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
truncus (English): The thorax of an insect; The trunk of the human...
Definitions
- The thorax of an insect; The trunk of the human...
Ancestry of “truncus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |