English

Trevithick

Trevithick comes from Cornish tre ‘homestead’, from Proto-Brythonic *treβ ‘town, settlement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *treb-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*treb-‘settlement, dwelling’reconstructed
Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*trebā‘dwelling’reconstructed
Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*treβ‘town, settlement’reconstructed
Cornishmoderntre‘homestead’
EnglishtodayTrevithick

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*treb-‘settlement, dwelling’reconstructed
Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*trebā‘dwelling’reconstructed
Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*treβ‘town, settlement’reconstructed
Cornishmoderntre‘homestead’
EnglishtodayTrevithick

The story

Habitational surname, from Cornish tre (‘homestead’) + a mutated form of methek (‘doctor, physician’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *treb- ‘settlement, dwelling’

tavern, troop, troupe, tabernacle, 14 more

Today it means

name A surname from Cornish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *treb- / Trevithick

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