Where does “Tris” come from?
Tris is a modern English shortening of Patricia, which derives from Latin Beatrix and patricius, ultimately tracing to Latin pater meaning father.
Tris (English): or Tristan
Definitions
- or Tristan
Ancestry of “Tris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beatrice | — |
| 2 | Latin | beata | inflection of beātus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | beatus | happy, happy, blessed, fortunate; prosperous,... |
| 4 | Latin | beo | I bless; I gladden; I enrich |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dweos | happy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwejos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |