Reconstruction:Latin/trifolum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From either Latin trifolium (“trefoil, clover”), from tria (“three”) with folium (“leaf”), or alternatively from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon, “clover”), from τρία (tría, “three”) with φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrefolu/

Noun

*trifolum n (plural *trifola); second declension (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. clover

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈtrefolu/	*/ˈtrefola/
oblique	*/ˈtrefolu/	*/ˈtrefola/

Descendants

• Aragonese: tefla, trefla
• Asturian: trébole
• Catalan: trèvol
  • Spanish: trébol
• Galician: trevo
• Mirandese: trebo
• Old French: tresfle
  • French: trèfle
  • English: trefoil
• Portuguese: trevo