Where does “terannual” come from?

terannual (English) comes from English ter-, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

terannual (English): Occurring three times each year

Definitions

  1. Occurring three times each year

Ancestry of “terannual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishter-three, threefold
2Latinterthrice
3Latinterr—
4Old Latintris—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Old Latin tris →