myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of trifolium

Etymology of the Latin word trifolium

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-

Albanian tërfil, Anglo-French trifoil, English trifolium, Italian trifoglio, Romanian trifoi, Spanish trifolio

English trefoil, French trèfle, German Treff, Italian trifoglio, Provençal trefueil, Spanish trifolio