## Meanings
1. The thick main stem of a tree.
2. The covered space at the back of a car for carrying luggage.
3. The long, bendy nose of an elephant.
4. A large, strong box used for storing or carrying belongings when travelling.

## Examples
- We carved our initials into the trunk of the old oak.
- I put my golf bag in the trunk.
- The elephant used its trunk to pull leaves from the branch.
- She packed all her clothes into a heavy travelling trunk.

## Derived Forms
- trunk-like
- trunk-maker
- trunkless
- trunklid
- trunklike
- trunky

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *twerḱ-
- Root: tronke
- Root: tronc
- Root: truncus

## Etymology
From Middle English tronke, trunke, from Old French tronc (“alms box, tree trunk, headless body”), from Latin truncus (“a stock, lopped tree trunk”), from truncus (“cut off, maimed, mutilated”). For the verb, compare French tronquer, and see truncate. Doublet of truncus and tronk.

## AI Etymology
Trunk is from Middle English tronke, trunke, from Old French tronc (“alms box, tree trunk, headless body”), from Latin truncus (“a stock, lopped tree trunk”), from truncus (“cut off, maimed, mutilated”). For the verb, compare French tronquer, and see truncate. Doublet of truncus and tronk. In present-day use, it can mean the thick main stem of a tree, or the covered space at the back of a car for carrying luggage. Derived formations include trunk-like, trunk-maker, trunkless, trunklid, trunklike, trunky.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Describing Qualities

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