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Where does “τρῐ-” come from?

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

τρῐ- (Ancient Greek): three; {{l|en|tri-}}

Definitions

  1. three; {{l|en|tri-}}

Ancestry of “τρῐ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
2Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρῐ-”

  • tripod
  • tripos
  • triglyph
  • tribrach
  • tripus
  • tribrachic
  • tripoded
  • monotriglyph
  • ditriglyph
  • tripode
  • Trinasus
  • tribrachys
  • tripus
  • trilogía
  • tripode
  • tripodico
  • трилогия
  • tripode
  • tribraque
  • τριλογία
  • τρικυμία
  • τρίγλυφος
  • Τρινασός
  • τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς
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