Where does “truffière” come from?
truffière (English) comes from French truffière, from French truffe, from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
truffière (English): A plot of land cultivated to produce truffles
Definitions
- A plot of land cultivated to produce truffles
Ancestry of “truffière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | truffière | truffière |
| 2 | French | truffe | truffle; chocolate truffle; nose of a dog |
| 3 | Old Occitan | trufa | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tufera | — |
| 5 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |