Where does “truchement” come from?

truchement (French) comes from Middle French truchement, from Old French drugement, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

truchement (French): interpreter, translator; spokesperson;...

Definitions

  1. interpreter, translator; spokesperson;...

Ancestry of “truchement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtruchement—
2Old Frenchdrugement—
3Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
4Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
5Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →