Where does “trestletree” come from?
trestletree (English) comes from English trestle, from Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel, from Latin trānstellum, from Latin transtrum, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
trestletree (English): One of two strong bars of timber, fixed...
Definitions
- One of two strong bars of timber, fixed...
Ancestry of “trestletree”, step by step
trestletree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trestle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trestle | A horizontal member supported near each end by a... |
| 2 | Middle English | trestel | trestle, sawhorse |
| 3 | Old French | trestel | crossbeam |
| 4 | Latin | trānstellum | — |
| 5 | Latin | transtrum | crossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |