Where does “trichier” come from?

trichier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin triccare, from Late Latin tricare, from Latin trīcor, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

trichier (Old French): to cheat; to trick; to fool; to deceive

Definitions

  1. to cheat; to trick; to fool; to deceive

Ancestry of “trichier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintriccare—
2Late Latintricarepresent infinitive of trīcō
3Latintrīcorto behave in an evasive manner, search for detours, dodge
4Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “trichier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin tricae →Every word from Latin trīcor →