Where does “trompe-l'œil” come from?

trompe-l'œil (French) comes from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trompe-l'œil (French): trompe l’oeil

Definitions

  1. trompe l’oeil

Ancestry of “trompe-l'œil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
2Middle Frenchtrompe—
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “trompe-l'œil”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →