Where does “trump” come from?
Trump comes from French triomphe, from Frankish trumpa, from Latin triumphus, from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος, ultimately from Old Latin triumpus.
trump (English): The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all...
Definitions
- The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all...
Ancestry of “trump”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | triomphe | triumph; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | triumphe | triumph |
| 3 | Old French | triumphe | — |
| 4 | Latin | triumphus | a hymn in honor of Bacchus; "triumpe"; the Roman... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θρίαμβος | thriambus; A translation for Latin triumphus |
Words derived from “trump”