Where does “stroncare” come from?

stroncare (Italian) comes from Italian troncare, from Latin trunco, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

stroncare (Italian): to break off or cut off (a branch)

Definitions

  1. to break off or cut off (a branch)

Ancestry of “stroncare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantroncareto break off, cut off, sever or truncate; to...
2LatintruncoI maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; I...
3Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “stroncare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ-
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