Where does “Trinitytide” come from?
Trinitytide (English) comes from English Trinity, from Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite, from Latin trīnitās, from German Dreieinigkeit, from German Einigkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit.
Trinitytide (English): Trinity Sunday, the Sunday after Pentecost, or the period around it
Definitions
- Trinity Sunday, the Sunday after Pentecost, or the period around it
Ancestry of “Trinitytide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Trinity | In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
| 2 | Middle English | trinite | A triad; a trinity |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | trinite | — |
| 4 | Latin | trīnitās | threeness; the state of being three |
| 5 | German | Dreieinigkeit | Trinity |
| 6 | German | Einigkeit | unity; consensus, agreement |
| 7 | German | -keit | Alternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty |
| 8 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 9 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 10 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |