Where does “trencher-man” come from?
trencher-man (English) comes from English trencher, from Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres, from English three.
trencher-man (English): A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer; A cook; A...
Definitions
- A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer; A cook; A...
Ancestry of “trencher-man”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trencher | A long plate on which food is served and/or cut;... |
| 2 | Middle English | trenchour | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | trenchour | cutter |
| 4 | Old French | trenchier | to cut |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | trinicare | cut into three parts; cut in three parts |
| 6 | Latin | trini | nominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive... |
| 7 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 8 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 9 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 10 | Old English | þrī | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “trencher-man”