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Where does “tronchon” come from?

tronchon (Old French) comes from Late Latin troncionem, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

tronchon (Old French): baton; truncheon

Definitions

  1. baton; truncheon

Ancestry of “tronchon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintroncionem—
2Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “tronchon”

  • truncheon
  • truncheoneer
  • truncheoner
  • tronchoun
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