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Where does “trullo” come from?

trullo (Spanish) comes from Catalan trull, from Vulgar Latin *troculum, from Latin torculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

trullo (Spanish): prison, slammer, pen, nick

Definitions

  1. prison, slammer, pen, nick

Ancestry of “trullo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantrull—
2Vulgar Latin*troculum—
3Latintorculuma wine or olive oil press
4Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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