Where does “trutta” come from?
trutta (Latin) comes from Latin tructa, from Ancient Greek τρώκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
trutta (Latin): trout; shark
Definitions
- trout; shark
Ancestry of “trutta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tructa | a kind of trout |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρώκτης | gnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |