Etymology of the English word trammel
the English word
trammelderived from the Old French word
tramailderived from the Vulgar Latin word
tremaculumderived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-derived from the Latin word
macula (spot, stain; spot, stain, blemish)
Date
The earliest known usage of trammel in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
trammeled,
trammelingUsage
Word found in Modern English
