Truncal
/ˈtrʌŋ.kəl/noun
Of or relating to the trunk of the body or a tree.
Did you know?Truncal descends from Latin truncus, meaning a tree trunk or a body missing its limbs, a root tied to the eerie idea of something cut down and left standing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*drewg- / *trenk-
“A proposed ancestral root connected with cutting or being broken off (etymology ultimately uncertain in detail).”
Latin
Latin
truncus
“A trunk, stump, or a body cut off or maimed.”
Late Latin
Latin
truncālis
“Pertaining to a trunk or stump.”
Middle English
English
trunk
“A tree trunk; later also the main body of a person or animal.”
Modern English
English
truncal
“Relating to the trunk of the body or a tree.”