Where does “trenchant” come from?
Trenchant comes from Old French trenchant, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres, meaning three, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes.
trenchant (English): Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp; Keen;...
Definitions
- Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp; Keen;...
Ancestry of “trenchant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trenchant | sharp; razor sharp; present participle of... |
| 2 | Old French | trenchier | to cut |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | trinicare | cut into three parts; cut in three parts |
| 4 | Latin | trini | nominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive... |
| 5 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 6 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 7 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 8 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |