Where does “Ternatean” come from?
Ternatean (English) comes from English ternate, from Latin ternus, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “Ternatean”, step by step
Ternatean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ternate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ternate | Having three divisions |
| 2 | Latin | ternus | triple, threefold, trinary; three each |
| 3 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 4 | Latin | terr | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English ean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ean | To bring forth young; to yean |
| 2 | Middle English | enen | To give birth; to yean |
| 3 | Old English | ēanian | to give birth (to lambs) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaaunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |