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Where does “τρεῖς” come from?

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

τρεῖς (Ancient Greek): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “τρεῖς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
2Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρεῖς”

  • Tripoli
  • trigeminal
  • tricuspid
  • triphosphate
  • triglyceride
  • tricyclic
  • triune
  • trigonometry
  • triptych
  • trisomy
  • trigonometric
  • tricolor
  • tritium
  • trioxide
  • triaxial
  • trimethoprim
  • trefoil
  • trivalent
  • trilateral
  • amitriptyline
  • triathlon
  • trigonal
  • itraconazole
  • trimer
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