Where does “truc” come from?

truc (Middle French) comes from Old French trut, from Old Occitan truc, from Old Occitan trucar, from Vulgar Latin trudicare, from Latin trudere, from Latin trudo, from Proto-Italic troudō, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

truc (Middle French): trick; deception

Definitions

  1. trick; deception

Ancestry of “truc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtruttrick
2Old Occitantruchit; strike
3Old Occitantrucarto hit; to strike
4Vulgar Latintrudicare
5Latintruderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatintrudoI thrust, push or shove
7Proto-Italictroudōthrust
8Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “truc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd-Every word from Proto-Italic troudōEvery word from Latin trudo
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