Where does “truchement” come from?

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

Ancestry of “truchement”, step by step

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

Words derived from “truchement”

Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →