Where does “trompe-l'œil” come from?

trompe-l'œil (Spanish) comes from French trompe-l'œil, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trompe-l'œil (Spanish): trompe-l'oeil

Definitions

  1. trompe-l'oeil

Ancestry of “trompe-l'œil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrompe-l'œiltrompe l’oeil
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →