travois

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1. Latin · derived fromtripālis“having, or propped up by, three pales or stakes”
2. Late Latin · derived fromtripālium“torture device consisting of three stakes”
3. Old French · derived fromtravail“frame for restraining horses and cattle for medical treatment or shoeing”
4. Middle French · derived fromtravail
5. French · derived fromtravail
6. Canadian French · derived fromtravail“travois”
7. Michif · derived fromtravawy
8. English todaytravois

PIE word *tréyes The noun is derived from Michif travawy (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /tɹæˈvɔɪ/), from Canadian French travail (“travois”), from French travail, from Middle French travail, from Old French travail (“frame for restraining horses and cattle for medical treatment or shoeing”), from Late Latin tripālium (“torture device consisting of three stakes”), from Latin tripālis (“having, or propped up by, three pales or stakes”) (from tri- (prefix meaning ‘three’) + pālus (“pale, stake”)) + -ium (suffix forming nouns). Doublet of travel and travail. The spelling travois and pronunciations /ˈtɹævwɑ(ː)/, /tɹævˈwɑ/ are probably influenced by French -ois (suffix forming adjectives relating to particular countries, regions, or cities, their associated inhabitant names, and the local languages or dialects). The verb is derived from the noun.

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