Etymology

truchman

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Today it means: Synonym of interpreter. Full definition →

Latin turchemannus ← French trucheman ← Arabic تُرْجُمَان
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  1. Arabic · derived fromتُرْجُمَان
  2. French · derived fromtrucheman
  3. Latin · derived fromturchemannus
  4. English todaytruchman

From mediaeval Latin turchemannus or French trucheman, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān). Doublet of dragoman.

Words from the same roots

Arabicتُرْجُمَان all →

dragoman

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