Where does “trunnionless” come from?
trunnionless (English) comes from English trunnion, from French trognon, from French -on, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
trunnionless (English): Without a trunnion
Definitions
- Without a trunnion
Ancestry of “trunnionless”, step by step
trunnionless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trunnion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trunnion | One of the short stubby bearings on either side... |
| 2 | French | trognon | core |
| 3 | French | -on | Forming diminutives of things, including some... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |