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Where does “Trüffel” come from?

Trüffel (German) comes from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Trüffel (German): truffle

Definitions

  1. truffle

Ancestry of “Trüffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliantartufoloSynonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur
2Italiantartufotruffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person...
3Medieval Latinterrituberum—
4Latinterraenominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...
5Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
6Proto-Italicterzā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Trüffel”

  • трюфель
  • Trüffel
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