Where does “trivially” come from?
Trivially derives from English trivial, from Latin trivialis meaning "of or pertaining to a crossroads," from Latin trivium meaning "place where three roads meet," from Latin via meaning "road" and Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning "three."
trivially (English): In a trivial manner
Ancestry of “trivially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trivial | Ignorable; of little significance or value;... |
| 2 | Latin | trivialis | common, commonplace, ordinary, trivial |
| 3 | Latin | trivius | of or belonging to crossroad temples |
| 4 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “trivially”