Where does “treble” come from?
Treble comes from Old French treble, meaning triple or threefold, derived from Latin triplus, which combined Latin tres meaning three with a suffix denoting multiplication.
treble (English): Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part...
Ancestry of “treble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | treble | treble; triple |
| 2 | Latin | triplus | threefold, triple |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *triplos | — |
Words derived from “treble”