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Where does “troncare” come from?

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

troncare (Italian): to break off, cut off, sever or truncate; to...

Definitions

  1. to break off, cut off, sever or truncate; to...

Ancestry of “troncare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “troncare”

  • troncabile
  • tronchi
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