Where does “threesome” come from?
Threesome is a compound of English three and English some, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- and Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning one or together.
threesome (English): A group of three people or things; An instance of...
Definitions
- A group of three people or things; An instance of...
Ancestry of “threesome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -som | — |
| 3 | Old English | sum | some |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some , a certain; some, certain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |