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Where does “Trinitarian” come from?

Trinitarian comes from English -ian, French -aire, Latin -arium and -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning three.

Trinitarian (English): Someone who believes in the Trinity; A member of...

Definitions

  1. Someone who believes in the Trinity; A member of...

Ancestry of “Trinitarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtrinitaireTrinitarian
2Frenchtrinitétrinity; Trinity
3Old Frenchtrinité—
4Latintrīnitās—
5GermanDreieinigkeitTrinity
6GermanEinigkeitunity; consensus, agreement
7German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
8German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
9Middle High German-heit—
10Old High German-heitnature, character
11Proto-West Germanic-haidu—
12Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
13Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “Trinitarian”

  • antitrinitarian
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