Where does “nonternary” come from?
nonternary (English) comes from English ternary, from Latin ternarius, from Latin terni, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
nonternary (English): Not ternary
Definitions
- Not ternary
Ancestry of “nonternary”, step by step
nonternary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ternary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ternary | Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple,... |
| 2 | Latin | ternarius | Containing or consisting of three things; ternary |
| 3 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 4 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 5 | Latin | terr | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |