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Where does “truchement” come from?

truchement (Middle French) comes from Old French drugement, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum.

Ancestry of “truchement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdrugement—
2Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
3Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
4Akkadiantargumannum—

Words derived from “truchement”

  • truchement
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