Travail

Morpheme

Travail

Type

free base

Denotation

hardship, suffering, torment, painful exertion, excessive labor

Etymology

Middle English travail; Old French travail, from travailler; Late Latin tripālium; Latin tripālis, from tri- (from trēs) + pālus + -is

Evidence

travail, travailed, travailing, travails

Doublet

Travel

See Also

Travel, Tri(a) [Tri, Tria], Pale