Where does “trifle” come from?
Trifle comes from Middle English trifle, from Old French trufle, from Old French trufe, of uncertain ultimate origin.
trifle (English): An English dessert made from a mixture of thick...
Definitions
- An English dessert made from a mixture of thick...
Ancestry of “trifle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | trifle | — |
| 2 | Old French | trufle | mockery |
| 3 | Occitan | trufa | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tufera | — |
| 5 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “trifle”