Where does “trinca” come from?
trinca (Galician) comes from Old French strenc, from Frankish strangi, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
trinca (Galician): string
Ancestry of “trinca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | strenc | string, cord, rope |
| 2 | Frankish | strangi | string |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strangiz | string |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strengʰ- | to twist; rope, cord |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “trinca”