Where does “trinco” come from?

trinco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trincar, from Occitan trencar, from Celtic unknown.

trinco (Portuguese): latch; a lever-like door handle; snap

Definitions

  1. latch; a lever-like door handle; snap

Ancestry of “trinco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetrincarto crack
2Occitantrencarto crack, break
3Celticunknown—
Every word from Celtic unknown →Every word from Occitan trencar →Every word from Portuguese trincar →