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

Definitions

  1. In a trivial manner

Ancestry of “trivially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrivialIgnorable; of little significance or value;...
2Latintrivialiscommon, commonplace, ordinary, trivial
3Latintriviusof or belonging to crossroad temples
4Latintri-three, tri-
5Latintrēsthree; 3
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trivially”

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