Where does “trivia” come from?

trivia (Latin) comes from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trivia (Latin): nominative plural of trivium; accusative plural...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of trivium; accusative plural...

Ancestry of “trivia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriviusof or belonging to crossroad temples
2Latintri-three, tri-
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trivia”

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