Where does “truss” come from?
Truss comes from Old French trousse, a bundle or package, originally meaning to tie or bind together.
truss (English): A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in...
Definitions
- A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in...
Ancestry of “truss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | trusse | — |
| 2 | Old French | trousse | pack; bunch, bundle |
| 3 | Latin | torsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “truss”