Etymology

trestle

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Today it means: A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses. Full definition →

Middle English trestel ← Old French trestel ← Latin trānstellum
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrānstellum
  2. Old French · derived fromtrestel“crossbeam”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtrestel
  4. English todaytrestle

From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.

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