Where does “ternary” come from?
Ternary comes from Late Latin ternarius, from Latin terni meaning "three each," derived from ter meaning "thrice," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning "three."
ternary (English): Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple,...
Definitions
- Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple,...
Ancestry of “ternary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ternarius | Containing or consisting of three things; ternary |
| 2 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 3 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 4 | Latin | terr | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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