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Where does “trufă” come from?

trufă (Romanian) comes from French truffe, from Old 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.

trufă (Romanian): truffle; arrogance, pride, haughtiness

Definitions

  1. truffle; arrogance, pride, haughtiness

Ancestry of “trufă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtruffetruffle; chocolate truffle; nose of a dog
2Old Occitantrufa—
3Vulgar Latintufera—
4Latintūber—
5Proto-Italictūβos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “trufă”

  • trufie
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