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Lewis’s Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Latin · Etymology
Of unclear origin.
De Vaan prefers to connect the word to Proto-Celtic * drukos ( “ bad ” ) , assuming a sound change from Proto-Indo-European * dr- > Latin tr- . However, this assumes that the Celtic form derives from a Proto-Indo-European root starting with * dr- (instead of a different consonant cluster like * dʰr- ), which is far from certain.
An alternative theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European * truḱ- , a metathesis of * turḱ- , zero-grade of * twerḱ- ( “ to cut ” ) . In this case, cognate with Ancient Greek σάρξ ( sárx ) , Old Irish tru , troich ( “ fated to die ” ) and others in Sanskrit and Hittite.
Maltese · Etymology
From Arabic . The Maltese plural directly continues طُرْش ( ṭurš ) , plural of أَطْرَش ( ʔaṭraš ) . The singular might go back to an intensive/frequentative form * طَرُوش ( * ṭarūš ) or might be a backformation from truxija ( “ deafness ” ) .
Sense 2 is usually used for the geminated verbs, possibly called as such due to being ‘less responsive’ to change in structure.
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