Where does “trailler” come from?

trailler (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin trāgula — a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum).

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
2Latintrāgulaa javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum)

Words derived from “trailler”

Every word from Latin trāgula →Every word from Vulgar Latin tragulare →