Where does “trunklessness” come from?
trunklessness (English) comes from English trunkless, from English trunk, from Middle English tronke, from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
trunklessness (English): Absence of a trunk
Definitions
- Absence of a trunk
Ancestry of “trunklessness”, step by step
trunklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trunkless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trunkless | Without a trunk |
| 2 | English | trunk | "Part of a body."; "A container."; "A channel for... |
| 3 | Middle English | tronke | A large chest or storage container; A container... |
| 4 | Old French | tronc | alms box, tree trunk, headless body; trunk |
| 5 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |