Etymology of the English word trivial
the English word
trivialderived from the Latin word
trivialisderived from the New Latin word
triviaderived from the Medieval Latin word
trivium (place where three roads meet; the gutter, breeding place of course manners; trivium, first group of seven liberal arts)
derived from the Late Latin word
via (way, road, street)
derived from the Latin word
vehere (bear, carry, convey)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-using the Latin prefix
tri-derived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-derived from the Latin word
trivius (of, belonging to crossroads temple, esp. sacred to Diana)
Date
The earliest known usage of trivial in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
nontrivial,
trivialism,
trivialityCognates
Dutch
triviaal, German
trivial, Norwegian
triviell, Swedish
trivialUsage
Word found in Modern English
