trial · noun, adjective, verb1
- Old Frenchtrier
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Anglo-Normantrial
- Middle Englishtrial
- English todaytrial
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
trial · adjective, noun2
- Latin · derived fromtri-
- English todaytrial
From Latin tri- (stem of trēs (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual.
Words from the same roots
Latintri- all →
Free City of Tri-Insulatri-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.