The Etymology of "Trivia"
Updated February 28, 2017 | Infoplease Staff
The Question:
What is the etymology of the word "trivia"?
The Answer:
"Trivia" is a fairly recent (1920) noun form of the word "trivial" which comes from the Latin trivialis. Trivialis means “that which is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common.“ It is derived from trivium, a place where three roads meet.
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