Where does “trucar” come from?
trucar (Occitan) comes 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.
trucar (Occitan): to hit; to strike
Definitions
- to hit; to strike
Ancestry of “trucar”, step by step
trucar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan trucar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | trucar | to hit; to strike |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | trudicare | — |
| 3 | Latin | trudere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | trudo | I thrust, push or shove |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | troudō | thrust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |
via Vulgar Latin trudico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | trudico | I shove, strike |