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tricae.

trifles, toys, trumpery

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. trifles, toys, trumpery

    declension-1 · plural · plural-only

  2. hindrances, impediments

    declension-1 · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Of uncertain origin: * Some refer it to a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to rub”), whence terō (“to rub”), trīticum (“wheat”), intertrīgō (“sore place from rubbing”). This assumes an original meaning and sense development of "crumbs, seeds" > "trifles" > "tricks". * Others derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”), whence Latin torqueō (“to spin, twist”). * Another theory compares Tocharian B traiksa (“missed, did not succeed”), triśäm̥ (“must miss”), though the Tocharian has multiple possible reconstructions, rendering this particularly speculative.

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