Where does “trave” come from?
trave (Middle French) comes from Old French tref, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.
trave (Middle French): crossbeam
Ancestry of “trave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | tref | beam; mast; tent, temporary hut or other similar... |
| 2 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 3 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |
Words derived from “trave”