Where does “tryffelisika” come from?
tryffelisika (Finnish) comes from Finnish tryffeli, from Swedish tryffel, from German Trüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra — dry.
tryffelisika (Finnish): truffle pig, truffle hog
Definitions
- truffle pig, truffle hog
Ancestry of “tryffelisika”, step by step
tryffelisika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tryffeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tryffeli | truffle |
| 2 | Swedish | tryffel | truffle |
| 3 | German | Trüffel | truffle |
| 4 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 5 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 7 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |