Where does “trufos” come from?
trufos (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.
trufos (Romanian): arrogant
Definitions
- arrogant
Ancestry of “trufos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | trufă | truffle; arrogance, pride, haughtiness |
| 2 | French | truffe | truffle; chocolate truffle; nose of a dog |
| 3 | Old Occitan | trufa | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tufera | — |
| 5 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |