英语词汇truncate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	truncate
词源	truncate v. late 15c., from Latin truncatus "cut off," past participle of truncare "to maim, mutilate, cut off," from truncus "maimed, mutilated," also "trunk of a tree, trunk of the body," of uncertain origin, probably originally "mutilated, cut off," and perhaps from PIE root tere- (2) "cross over, pass through, overcome." Related: Truncated; truncating. Entries linking to truncate* tere- 2 terə- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "cross over, pass through, overcome." It forms all or part of: avatar; caravanserai; nectar; nectarine; nostril; seraglio; thrill; thorough; through; tranche; trans-; transient; transom; trench; truculent; truncate; trunk. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit tirah, Avestan taro "through, beyond;" Latin trans "beyond;" Old Irish tre, Welsh tra "through;" Old English þurh "through." truncated adj. late 15c., past-participle adjective from truncate. Originally in heraldry; modern senses are post-1700. truncation n. early 15c., from Late Latin truncationem (nominative truncatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of truncare (see truncate). updated on October 19, 2017
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truncate v.