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     • The noun 'travail' has its origins in Old French, where it appeared as 'travail' or 'travailler,' meaning 'to toil' or 'to work.' This Old French term was derived from the Vulgar Latin word 'tripaliare,' which was related to 'tripalium,' an instrument of torture consisting of three stakes.
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2. www.etymonline.com · word · travailtravail | Etymology of travail by etymonline

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   Jun 18, 2024 · late 14c., "to journey," from travailen (1300) "to make a journey," originally "to toil, labor" (see travail). The semantic development may have been via the notion of "go on a difficult journey," but it also may reflect the difficulty of any journey in the Middle Ages.

   • Français (French)

     Signification de travail: travail; "Travail, peine," du...

   • Deutsch (German)

     "1 mehr als zwei; die Zahl, die um eins größer ist als zwei;...

   • Etymonline에 의한 Travail의 어원, 기원 및 의미

     travail 뜻: 고생; "노동, 수고," 13세기 중반, 오래된 프랑스어 travail"일, 노동,...

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   Where did the word 'travail' come from?

   • The noun 'travail' has its origins in Old French, where it appeared as 'travail' or 'travailler,' meaning 'to toil' or 'to work.' This Old French term was derived from the Vulgar Latin word 'tripaliare,' which was related to 'tripalium,' an instrument of torture consisting of three stakes.

   Travail - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology - Better Words

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   Where did the word Trabajo come from?

   • Yesterday I was asking about the origin of the word trabajo ("work") in Spanish, that most etymologists think that comes from Latin tripalium (or trepalium according to other sources), an instrument of torture, and its verb tripaliare, "to torture".

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   What does 'travail' mean?

   • The word 'travail' can also be used more broadly to describe any challenging or distressing situation or struggle, such as the travail of overcoming addiction or the travail of dealing with a difficult illness. The term 'travail' can evoke a sense of struggle and hardship, but also a sense of determination and perseverance in the face of adversity.

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   What does 'travail' mean in 1560?

   • If 1560 is early enough, one book alone contains several uses of "travail" meaning "work", and at least one where it means "make a journey". contains this passage, dated Feb 12 1560, in which "travail" appears to cross the border from "work" to "journey": travail A further , blurs the lines a little between the two meanings: travail

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4. www.oed.com · dictionary · travail_n1travail, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   OED's earliest evidence for travail is from around 1275, in Kentish Sermons. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). travail is a borrowing from French.

5. www.oed.com · dictionary · travail_vtravail, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   The earliest known use of the verb travail is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for travail is from around 1275, in Kentish Sermons.

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7. english.stackexchange.com · questions · 444402verbs - Origin and etymology of "travel" - English Language ...

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   May 2, 2018 · The Anglo-French noun travail was borrowed into English in the 13th century, followed about a century later by travel, another descendant of travailler. The Oxford dictionary seems to confirm that travel is a variant of travail .

8. www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · travailTravail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Etymologists are pretty certain that travail comes from trepalium, the Late Latin name of an instrument of torture. We don't know exactly what a trepalium looked like, but the word's history gives us an idea.

9. www.betterwordsonline.com · dictionary · travailTravail- Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology - Better Words

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   The noun 'travail' has its origins in Old French, where it appeared as 'travail' or 'travailler,' meaning 'to toil' or 'to work.' This Old French term was derived from the Vulgar Latin word 'tripaliare,' which was related to 'tripalium,' an instrument of torture consisting of three stakes.

10. www.etymonline.comEtymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary

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    Tremendous thanks and appreciation to all of you. The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.