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Where does “detruncare” come from?

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

detruncare (Latin): to cut off

Definitions

  1. to cut off

Ancestry of “detruncare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintruncarepresent active infinitive of truncō;...
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 “detruncare”

  • detruncate
  • detruncatus
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