Where does “truffle” come from?
Truffle comes from French truffe, from Old Occitan trufa, from Latin tuber meaning swelling or lump, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-.
truffle (English): Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber,...
Definitions
- Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber,...
Ancestry of “truffle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | trufle | mockery |
| 2 | Occitan | trufa | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | tufera | — |
| 4 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “truffle”