Where does “tres” come from?

tres (English) comes from French très, from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

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Ancestry of “tres”, step by step

tres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French très

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrèsvery
2Middle Frenchtrésvery
3Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
4Latintrānsacross, beyond
5LatinPadusthe River Po
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Spanish tres

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtresthree
2Latintrēsthree; 3
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →