French word travail comes from Latin tria, Latin tres, Latin paludem, and later Latin tripalis (That has, or is propped up by, three stakes or pales.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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tria | Latin (lat) | |
tres | Latin (lat) | |
paludem | Latin (lat) | |
tripalis | Latin (lat) | That has, or is propped up by, three stakes or pales. |
tripalium | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
travail | Old French (fro) | Suffering, torment. |
travail | Middle French (frm) | Suffering; pain. |
travail | French (fr) | Job. Work; labor. Workplace. |