Where does “truffled” come from?

truffled (English) comes from English truffle, from Old French trufle, from 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.

truffled (English): Provided, cooked, or stuffed with truffles

Definitions

  1. Provided, cooked, or stuffed with truffles

Ancestry of “truffled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtruffleAny of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber,...
2Old Frenchtruflemockery
3Occitantrufa—
4Vulgar Latintufera—
5Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
6Proto-Italictūβos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →