Where does “τρι-” come from?
τρι- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
τρι- (Ancient Greek): three; {{l|en|tri-}}
Ancestry of “τρι-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “τρι-”