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
- fraud, swindle, scam; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “truffa”, step by step
truffa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan trufa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | trufa | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tufera | — |
| 3 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Old French trufe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trufe | — |