Where does “trenchermanship” come from?
trenchermanship (English) comes from English trencherman, from English trencher-man, from English trencher, from Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini.
trenchermanship (English): The quality or fact of being a trencherman
Definitions
- The quality or fact of being a trencherman
Ancestry of “trenchermanship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trencherman | Alternative form of trencher-man |
| 2 | English | trencher-man | A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer; A cook; A... |
| 3 | English | trencher | A long plate on which food is served and/or cut;... |
| 4 | Middle English | trenchour | A cutting tool; a knife or blade |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | trenchour | cutter |
| 6 | Old French | trenchier | to cut |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | trinicare | cut into three parts; cut in three parts |
| 8 | Latin | trini | nominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive... |
| 9 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 10 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 11 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 12 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |