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
Ancestry of “trique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | trichier | to cheat; to trick; to fool; to deceive |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | triccare | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | tricare | present infinitive of trīcō |
| 4 | Latin | trīcor | — |
| 5 | Latin | tricae | trifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |