Etymology

truss

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Today it means: A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place. Full definition →

Middle English trusse ← Old French trousse ← Vulgar Latin *torsus
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truss · noun1

  1. Classical Latin · derived fromtortus
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*torsus
  3. Old French · derived fromtrousse
  4. Middle English · inherited fromtrusse
  5. English todaytruss

From Middle English trusse, from Old French trousse, torse, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, variant of Classical Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō. Doublet of torse and trousse.

truss · verb2

  1. Old French · derived fromtrousser
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtrussen
  3. English todaytruss

From Middle English trussen, from Old French trousser.

Truss · proper noun3

  1. Old French · derived fromtrousse“bundle, pack”
  2. English todayTruss

From Old French trousse (“bundle, pack”), a metonymic occupational surname for a peddler.

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