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Where does “tructa” come from?

tructa (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τρώκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

tructa (Late Latin): a kind of trout

Definitions

  1. a kind of trout

Ancestry of “tructa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρώκτηςgnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “tructa”

  • troticoltura
  • trota
  • troticoltore
  • truita
  • truite
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