Where does “tronchoun” come from?
tronchoun (Middle English) comes from Old French tronchon, from Late Latin troncionem, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
tronchoun (Middle English): A fragment of something, especially a spear or...
Definitions
- A fragment of something, especially a spear or...
Ancestry of “tronchoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tronchon | baton; truncheon |
| 2 | Late Latin | troncionem | — |
| 3 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |