Where does “truc” come from?

truc (French) comes from Middle French truc, from Old French trut, from Old Occitan truc, from Old Occitan trucar, from Vulgar Latin trudicare, from Latin trudere, from Latin trudo, from Proto-Italic troudō — to push, to thrust.

truc (French): procedure, technique; thingamajig, thingy, thing;...

Definitions

  1. procedure, technique; thingamajig, thingy, thing;...

Ancestry of “truc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtructrick; deception
2Old Frenchtruttrick
3Old Occitantruchit; strike
4Old Occitantrucarto hit; to strike
5Vulgar Latintrudicare
6Latintruderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatintrudoI thrust, push or shove
8Proto-Italictroudōthrust
9Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “truc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd-Every word from Proto-Italic troudōEvery word from Latin trudo