French word trancher comes from Vulgar Latin *trinicare, and later Old French trenchier (To cut (make an incision).)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*trinicare | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
trenchier | Old French (fro) | To cut (make an incision). |
trancher | French (fra) | (intransitive) to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision. (intransitive, pejorative, with de) to behave or comport oneself (as if one were). (intransitive, with avec, sur) to contrast (with), stand out (against). (intransitive, with dans) to stand out (in). (transitive) to slice, to cut into slices. (transitive, figurative) to decide, to settle, to address. (transitive, literary) to [...] |