Where does “tric” come from?

tric (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English trick, from Middle English trikke, from Old Northern French trique.

tric (Scottish Gaelic): frequent; often, frequently

Definitions

  1. frequent; often, frequently

Ancestry of “tric”, step by step

tric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrickSomething designed to fool or swindle; A single...
2Middle Englishtrikke—
3Old Northern Frenchtrique—

via Old Irish tricc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtricc—
Every word from Old Northern French trique →Every word from Middle English trikke →Every word from English trick →