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Where does “triccare” come from?

triccare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late Latin tricare, from Latin trīcor, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Ancestry of “triccare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintricarepresent infinitive of trīcō
2Latintrīcor—
3Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “triccare”

  • treachery
  • treacher
  • treachersome
  • tricherie
  • tricher
  • trecher
  • trecherie
  • tricherie
  • trecheor
  • tricheor
  • trecherie
  • tricher
  • trichier
  • trique
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →