English Explanatory Dictionary

triviaholic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who loves trivia (obscure or unimportant facts).

Word forms

triviaholic triviaholics

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wijā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin trivius Latin trivia English trivia Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English triviaholic From trivia + -holic.

Synonyms

triviaphile
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