Trivia
/ˈtrɪviə/noun
Small, miscellaneous facts or details of little importance.
Did you know?In Latin, trivia comes from *tri-* + *via* — literally a “three-way junction,” and in Roman religion crossroads were charged spaces where offerings and spirits were believed to gather.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trei-
“three”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵh-
“to go, move, travel”
Latin
Latin
trivium
“a place where three roads meet; a crossroads”
Late Latin
Latin
trivia
“commonplaces; trifling matters”
16th Century
English
trivia
“commonplace knowledge, trivial details”
Modern English
English
trivia
“small, miscellaneous facts or details of little importance”