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triomphe
Triomphe comes from French triomphe ‘triumph’, from Latin triumphus ‘a hymn in honor of Bacchus (translating Greek…’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek θρῐ́ᾰμβος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθρῐ́ᾰμβος1‘a hymn to Bacchus’
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEtriumpus1by way of Etruscan *𐌈𐌓𐌉𐌀𐌌𐌐𐌄
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtriumphus2‘a hymn in honor of Bacchus (translating Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos))’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400triumphe2
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600triumphe2‘triumph’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttriomphe3‘triumph’literally ‘triumph’
- Englishtodaytriomphe3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin triumphus
- 2 Wiktionary, French triomphe
- 3 Wiktionary, English triomphe
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθρῐ́ᾰμβοςWiktionary, Latin triumphus‘a hymn to Bacchus’
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEtriumpusWiktionary, Latin triumphusby way of Etruscan *𐌈𐌓𐌉𐌀𐌌𐌐𐌄
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtriumphusWiktionary, French triomphe‘a hymn in honor of Bacchus (translating Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos))’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400triumpheWiktionary, French triomphe
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600triumpheWiktionary, French triomphe‘triumph’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttriompheWiktionary, English triomphe‘triumph’literally ‘triumph’
- EnglishtodaytriompheWiktionary, English triomphe
Linked words
through Latin triumphus ‘a hymn in honor of Bacchus (translating Greek…’
ruff, triumphant, triumphal, 1 more
through Old French triumphe
through French triomphe ‘triumph’
Today it means
noun A card game dating from the late 15th century.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “triomphe”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin triumphus, French triomphe. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek θρῐ́ᾰμβος / triomphe