Where does “triste” come from?

triste (Chavacano) comes from Spanish triste, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

triste (Chavacano): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “triste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtristesad; joyless
2Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
3Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →