Where does “tramail” come from?
tramail (Old French) comes from Late Latin tremaculum, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tramail (Old French): net for catching fish; net for catching fishes
Definitions
- net for catching fish; net for catching fishes
Ancestry of “tramail”, step by step
tramail traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin tremaculum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tremaculum | — |
| 2 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 3 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Latin tremaculum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tremaculum | — |
via Medieval Latin tremaculum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | tremaculum | — |