Where does “trunco” come from?

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

trunco (Latin): I maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; I...

Definitions

  1. I maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; I...

Ancestry of “trunco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “trunco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ-
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