LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

tripāliāre

*tripāliāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructiontransitiveto martyrize, torture
  2. Proto Western Romancereconstructionreflexiveto torment oneself, suffer
    (by extension) exert oneself, toil

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintripāliāre

Latin pālus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin tripālis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.? Latin tripālium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *tripāliāre From tripālium (“torture device”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitantrabalharfrom Old Occitan trebalhar
  • Occitantrebalharfrom Old Occitan trebalhar
  • Old Catalantreballar
  • Franco-Provençaltravalyér
  • Old Frenchtravailler
  • Gascontribalharfrom Gascon tribalhar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetrabalharfrom Old Galician-Portuguese traballar
  • Spanishtrabajarfrom Old Spanish trabajar
  • Aragonesetreballar
  • Aragonesetriballar
  • Aragonesetraballar
  • Aragonesetroballar
  • Asturiantrabayarfrom unknown *traballar
  • Asturiantrabacharfrom unknown *traballar
  • Leonesetrabayarefrom unknown *traballar
  • Mirandesetrabalharfrom unknown *traballar
Gallo-Italian
  • Emiliantravajâ
  • Liguriantravagiâ
  • Piedmontesetravajé
  • Venetantravajar

In English words that came into English from tripāliāre

  • travail*tripāliāre

Quick answers

What does tripāliāre mean in Latin?
tripāliāre, a verb, means “to martyrize, torture; to torment oneself, suffer”.
Where does tripāliāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Italic *tri- → Latin tripāliāre.