Where does “tripes” come from?

tripes (English) comes from English tripe, from Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe — entrails.

tripes (English): plural of tripe

Definitions

  1. plural of tripe

Ancestry of “tripes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtripeThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating...
2Middle EnglishtripeA portion of a creature's entrails or organs
3Old Frenchtripeentrails
Every word from Old French tripe →Every word from Middle English tripe →Every word from English tripe →