Where does “fulcrum” come from?

fulcrum (Latin) comes from Latin -crum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

fulcrum (Latin): bedpost; foot; couch

Definitions

  1. bedpost; foot; couch

Ancestry of “fulcrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-crumused only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word
2Proto-Italic-klom—
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “fulcrum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic -klom →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tlom →