French word travail comes from Latin tria, Latin tres, Latin paludem, and later Latin tripalis (That has, or is propped up by, three stakes or pales.)
tria (Latin)
tres (Latin)
paludem (Latin)
tripalis (Latin)
That has, or is propped up by, three stakes or pales.
tripalium (Vulgar Latin)
travail (Old French)
Suffering, torment.
travail (Middle French)
Suffering; pain.
travail (French)
Job. Work; labor. Workplace.
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