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Where does “trufie” come from?

trufie (Romanian) comes from Romanian trufă, 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.

trufie (Romanian): arrogance, haughtiness, pride

Definitions

  1. arrogance, haughtiness, pride

Ancestry of “trufie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantrufătruffle; arrogance, pride, haughtiness
2Frenchtruffetruffle; chocolate truffle; nose of a dog
3Old Occitantrufa—
4Vulgar Latintufera—
5Latintūber—
6Proto-Italictūβos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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