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Where does “truffa” come from?

truffa (Italian) comes from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

truffa (Italian): fraud, swindle, scam; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. fraud, swindle, scam; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “truffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantrufa—
2Vulgar Latintufera—
3Latintūber—
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “truffa”

  • truffe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →