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Where does “trental” come from?

trental (English) comes from Latin trentale, from Old French trentel, from Latin trigintale, from Latin triginta, from Proto-Indo-European tri(d)ḱomt — thirty; three-ten.

trental (English): A Roman Catholic office and mass for the dead on...

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  1. A Roman Catholic office and mass for the dead on...

Ancestry of “trental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrentale—
2Old Frenchtrentel—
3Latintrigintale—
4Latintrigintathirty; 30
5Proto-Indo-Europeantri(d)ḱomtthirty; three-ten
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