Etymology of the English word trunk
the English word
trunkderived from the Old French word
troncderived from the Latin word
truncus (trunk of tree)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*terə-Date
The earliest known usage of trunk in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
trunkfish,
trunkfulCognates
French
tronc, Italian
tronco, Provençal
tronc, Spanish
troncoUsage
Word found in Modern English
