Where does “trufle” come from?

trufle (Old French) comes from Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

trufle (Old French): mockery

Definitions

  1. mockery

Ancestry of “trufle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitantrufa—
2Vulgar Latintufera—
3Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “trufle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →