Travail etymology

French

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.)

Etymology of travail

Detailed word origin of travail

Dictionary entry Language Definition
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.

Words with the same origin as travail

Descendants of tres

travailler

Descendants of paludem

cheveu