Etymology of the English word truss
the English word
trussderived from the Old French word
troussederived from the Old French word
trousserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
torsarederived from the Classical Latin word
torsusderived from the Classical Latin word
tortusderived from the Latin word
torquere (turn, twist; hurl)
Date
The earliest known usage of truss in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
trussed,
trussingUsage
Word found in Modern English
