Travel

  The origin of the word "travel" is most likely lost to history. The term "travel" may originate from the   Old French   word   travail , which means 'work'.  A ccording 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). For more info, Click here In English, people still occasionally use the words  travail , which means 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 "three stakes", as in to impale). [ citation needed ]  This link may refle...