Where does “trufa” come from?

trufa (Spanish) comes 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.

trufa (Spanish): truffle

Definitions

  1. truffle

Ancestry of “trufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantrufa—
2Vulgar Latintufera—
3Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
4Proto-Italictūβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic tūβos →Every word from Latin tūber →