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Where does “triflingly” come from?

triflingly (English) comes from English trifling, from English trifle, from Middle English trifle, from Old French trufle, from Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

triflingly (English): In a trifling manner

Definitions

  1. In a trifling manner

Ancestry of “triflingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriflingTrivial, or of little importance; Idle or...
2EnglishtrifleAn English dessert made from a mixture of thick...
3Middle Englishtrifle—
4Old Frenchtruflemockery
5Occitantrufa—
6Vulgar Latintufera—
7Latintūber—
8Proto-Italictūβos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →