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Where does “τρίαινα” come from?

τρίαινα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

τρίαινα (Ancient Greek): trident, the badge of Poseidon; three-pronged...

Definitions

  1. trident, the badge of Poseidon; three-pronged...

Ancestry of “τρίαινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
2Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρίαινα”

  • Triaenodon
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