Where does “trifulian” come from?

trifulian (Old English) comes from Latin tribulo, from Latin trībulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

trifulian (Old English): to pound, grind

Definitions

  1. to pound, grind

Ancestry of “trifulian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintribuloI press, squeeze, extract; dative singular of...
2Latintrībulumthreshing board, threshing sledge
3Latin-bulum
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “trifulian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Latin -bulum →Every word from Latin trībulum →