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runco

Pronunciation: [ˈrʊŋ.koː]

“runco” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to weed, clear of weeds
  2. to weed out, thin out, root up
  3. to deprive of hair

Etymology

Probably from the root Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk-. According to De Vaan, the root *h₃rewk- may have given rise to the nasal-infix verb *h₃runékti, which itself possibly gave rise to a noun or adjective Proto-Italic *runk-o-s. The verb runcō may have been formed as a denominative to such a noun or adjective. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀρύσσω (orússō, “to dig”), Sanskrit लुञ्चति (luñcati, “to…

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