Where does “トリュフ” come from?

トリュフ (Japanese) comes from French truffe, 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.

トリュフ (Japanese): truffle

Definitions

  1. truffle

Ancestry of “トリュフ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtruffetruffle; chocolate truffle; nose of a dog
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 →