Where does “fulcral” come from?
fulcral (Portuguese) comes from English fulcrum, from Latin fulcrum, from Latin -crum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
fulcral (Portuguese): key, central
Definitions
- key, central
Ancestry of “fulcral”, step by step
fulcral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fulcrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fulcrum | The support about which a lever pivots; A crux or... |
| 2 | Latin | fulcrum | bedpost; foot; couch |
| 3 | Latin | -crum | used only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Portuguese fulcro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fulcro | fulcrum |