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Where does “stronzare” come from?

stronzare (Italian) comes from Italian tronzo, from Old French trons, from Latin trunceus, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

stronzare (Italian): to fraudulently devalue currency

Definitions

  1. to fraudulently devalue currency

Ancestry of “stronzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantronzoblunt, dull
2Old Frenchtrons—
3Latintrunceus—
4Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “stronzare”

  • stronzo
  • stronzaggine
  • stronzata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- →