Where does “tray-trip” come from?
tray-trip (English) comes from English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei, from Old French treis, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tray-trip (English): An old game played with dice
Definitions
- An old game played with dice
Ancestry of “tray-trip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trey | A playing card or die with the rank of three; A... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | trei | — |
| 3 | Old French | treis | Alternative form of trois |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |