myEtymology.com: Anglo-French etymology of trifoil

Etymology of the Anglo-French word trifoil

the Anglo-French word trifoil

derived from the Latin word trifolium

using the Latin prefix tri-

derived from the Classical Latin word tres (three)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trei-

derived from the Late Latin word folium (leaf)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

English trefoil