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Where does “trippet” come from?

trippet (English) comes from Middle English tripet, from French tripot, from French -ot, from Latin min- — cat.

trippet (English): A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes...

Definitions

  1. A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes...

Ancestry of “trippet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtripet—
2Frenchtripotdive
3French-otA diminutive indicator for certain words,...
4Latinmin-cat
Every word from Latin min- →