English
trivet
Trivet comes from Latin tripēs ‘tripod’, from pēs ‘foot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pets‘foot’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēs‘foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtripēsas tripēs‘tripod’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150trefet‘tripod, trivet’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trevet‘trivet, tripod’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994trivet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pets‘foot’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēs‘foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtripēsas tripēs‘tripod’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150trefet‘tripod, trivet’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trevet‘trivet, tripod’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994trivet
Earliest quotation: 1994, Cormac McCarthy: “They collected wood and built back the fire and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
pilot, expedition, impeachment, footing, fetch, footed, expedite, ped, fet, pada, fetter, 47 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
foot, feet, podium, pew, pug, baht, puy, poy, tripos, 36 more
through Proto-Italic *pets ‘foot’
through Latin pēs ‘foot’
pioneer, pedal, pedestrian, pedigree, impede, impediment, pes, centipede, pedicure, peon, expeditious, petiole, pedicel, pedometer, pedicle, biped, 11 more
Today it means
noun A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / trivet