Where does “trinitas” come from?

trinitas (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin trinitas, from Latin trini, from Latin tres, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.

trinitas (Ecclesiastical Latin): the Trinity; the number three; a triad

Definitions

  1. the Trinity; the number three; a triad

Ancestry of “trinitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrinitasthe number three; a triad; the Trinity
2Latintrininominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive...
3Latintresthree; 3
4EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
5Middle Englishthrethree
6Old Englishþrīthree
7Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
8Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
9Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ