Where does “trīcāre” come from?

trīcāre (Latin) comes from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Ancestry of “trīcāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “trīcāre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Latin tricae