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Where does “obtrunco” come from?

obtrunco (Latin) comes from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obtrunco (Latin): I kill, slaughter, cut down; I trim, prune

Definitions

  1. I kill, slaughter, cut down; I trim, prune

Ancestry of “obtrunco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinob-towards; against
2Latinobolusobolus
3Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
4Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
5Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obtrunco”

  • obtruncate
  • obtruncans
  • obtruncaturus
  • obtruncate
  • obtruncandus
  • obtruncatus
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