Where does “trique” come from?

trique (Norman) comes from Old French trichier, from Vulgar Latin triccare, from Late Latin tricare, from Latin trīcor, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

trique (Norman): trick

Definitions

  1. trick

Ancestry of “trique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrichierto cheat; to trick; to fool; to deceive
2Vulgar Latintriccare
3Late Latintricarepresent infinitive of trīcō
4Latintrīcorto behave in an evasive manner, search for detours, dodge
5Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Latin tricaeEvery word from Latin trīcor