Where does “ĉirkaŭtranĉi” come from?

ĉirkaŭtranĉi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tranĉi, from French trancher, from Italian trinciare, from Spanish trinchar, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres.

ĉirkaŭtranĉi (Esperanto): to trim

Definitions

  1. to trim

Ancestry of “ĉirkaŭtranĉi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotranĉito cut, slice
2Frenchtrancherto slice, to cut into slices; to complete,...
3Italiantrinciareto blank, shear, or trench; to cut up, shred, or...
4Spanishtrincharto carve
5Old Frenchtrenchierto cut
6Vulgar Latintrinicarecut into three parts; cut in three parts
7Latintrininominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive...
8Latintresthree; 3
9EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
10Middle Englishthrethree
11Old Englishþrīthree
12Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
13Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
14Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ
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