Where does “τρισάθλιος” come from?

τρισάθλιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς, from Proto-Hellenic *trís.

τρισάθλιος (Ancient Greek): thrice unhappy

Definitions

  1. thrice unhappy

Ancestry of “τρισάθλιος”, step by step

τρισάθλιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ́ςthrice”, “three times; thrice
2Proto-Hellenic*trís—

via Ancient Greek ἄθλῐος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄθλῐοςstruggling, unhappy, wretched, miserable
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *trís →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς →