myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of trifoglio

Etymology of the Italian word trifoglio

the Italian word trifoglio

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, French trèfle, German Treff, Latin trifolium, Provençal trefueil, Spanish trifolio