Where does “tryffeli” come from?
tryffeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish tryffel, from German Trüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā — dry.
tryffeli (Finnish): truffle
Definitions
- truffle
Ancestry of “tryffeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tryffel | truffle |
| 2 | German | Trüffel | truffle |
| 3 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 4 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 6 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |