The origin of the word \u00ab\u00a0travel\u00a0\u00bb is most likely lost to history. The term \u00ab\u00a0travel\u00a0\u00bb may originate from the Old French word travail.[3] According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen, travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In English we still occasionally use the words travail and travails, which mean struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book The Best Travelers’ Tales (2004), the words travel and travail both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the tripalium (in Latin it means \u00ab\u00a0three stakes\u00a0\u00bb, as in to impale). This link reflects the extreme difficulty of travel in ancient times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The origin of the word \u00ab\u00a0travel\u00a0\u00bb is most likely lost to history. The term \u00ab\u00a0travel\u00a0\u00bb may originate from the Old French word travail.[3] According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen, travelen (which …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"blog_list.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n