Where does “trinquete” come from?
trinquete (Spanish) comes from French trinquet, from Italian trinchetto, from Latin triquetrus, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trinquete (Spanish): foremast
Definitions
- foremast
Ancestry of “trinquete”, step by step
trinquete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French trinquet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trinquet | mizzen |
| 2 | Italian | trinchetto | foremast |
| 3 | Latin | triquetrus | triangular, having three corners |
| 4 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Spanish trincar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | trincar | to nick, rob; to kidnap, nab; to screw, shag |
| 2 | Middle High German | trinken | to drink; to drink; to toast |
| 3 | Old High German | trinkan | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |