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Where does “trailler” come from?

trailler (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin trāgula.

trailler (Old French): to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry

Definitions

  1. to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry

Ancestry of “trailler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintragulareto drag
2Latintrāgula—

Words derived from “trailler”

  • trail
  • trailing
  • trailer
  • trailhead
  • trailblazer
  • trailblazing
  • trailside
  • entrail
  • trailless
  • backtrail
  • trailerable
  • trailblaze
  • traileth
  • trailerist
  • trailingly
  • cybertrail
  • trailerlike
  • trailhand
  • trailerless
  • trailable
  • trailerite
  • trailerful
  • vapour trail
  • vapor trail
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