Where does “truffe” come from?

truffe (Italian) comes from Italian truffa, 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.

truffe (Italian): plural of truffa

Definitions

  1. plural of truffa

Ancestry of “truffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantruffafraud, swindle, scam; third-person singular...
2Old Occitantrufa—
3Vulgar Latintufera—
4Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
5Proto-Italictūβos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →