Where does “τρικυμία” come from?

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

τρικυμία (Ancient Greek): a group of three waves, trifluctuation; a mighty...

Definitions

  1. a group of three waves, trifluctuation; a mighty...

Ancestry of “τρικυμία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Ancient Greek τρῐ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes
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