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Where does “trestel” come from?

trestel (Old French) comes from Latin trānstellum, from Latin transtrum, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

trestel (Old French): crossbeam

Definitions

  1. crossbeam

Ancestry of “trestel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrānstellum—
2Latintranstrumcrossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trestel”

  • trestle
  • trestlework
  • trestled
  • trestleboard
  • trestletree
  • tréteau
  • trestel
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