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Trivia

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means unimportant facts or details, often used for quiz games
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Stage 1 of 2
trivium
Latin · ancient
"a place where three roads meet"
literally three roads, a crossroads where casual, common gossip was exchanged
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Stage 2 of 2
trivia
English · 1900s
"unimportant facts or details"
settled as the word for unimportant, casual facts or details
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