Where does “τριταῖος” come from?

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

τριταῖος (Ancient Greek): on the third day

Definitions

  1. on the third day

Ancestry of “τριταῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίτοςthird
2Ancient Greekτρι-tri-
3Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
4Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tréyesEvery word from Ancient Greek τρεῖς