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Where does “semitrailer” come from?

semitrailer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English semi-trailer, from English trailer, from English trail, from Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin trāgula.

semitrailer (Norwegian Nynorsk): a semi-trailer

Definitions

  1. a semi-trailer

Ancestry of “semitrailer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsemi-trailerA trailer without a front axle and with wheels...
2EnglishtrailerSomeone who or something that trails; Part of an...
3EnglishtrailTo follow behind ; to tail; To drag behind on...
4Middle Englishtrailento hang loosely, drag along, drag away
5Old Frenchtraillerto tow; pick up the scent of a quarry
6Vulgar Latintragulareto drag
7Latintrāgula—
Every word from Latin trāgula →