Where does “τρίτος” come from?

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

τρίτος (Ancient Greek): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “τρίτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρι-tri-
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “τρίτος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tréyesEvery word from Ancient Greek τρεῖς