Where does “trivia” come from?
Trivia comes from Latin trivia, the plural of trivium, from Latin via meaning "road," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-.
trivia (English): insignificant trifles of little importance,...
Definitions
- insignificant trifles of little importance,...
Ancestry of “trivia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trivium | a crossroads or fork where three roads meet;... |
| 2 | Latin | trivius | of or belonging to crossroad temples |
| 3 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “trivia”