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Etymology of the Latin word trivia

the New Latin word trivia
derived 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-

Derivations in Latin

trivialis

Derivations in other languages

English trivia

Usage

Word found in New Latin



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