'trivia' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'trivium,' where 'tri-' meant 'three' and 'via' meant 'road.'

'trivium' referred to a place where three roads met, and eventually became the modern English word 'trivia' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a place where three roads meet,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'insignificant details or information.'