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Where does “τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς” come from?

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

Ancestry of “τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς”

  • tribrach
  • tribrachic
  • tribrachys
  • tribraque
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →