Where does “tri-band” come from?

tri-band (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.

tri-band (English): Of a mobile telephone: having a choice of three...

Definitions

  1. Of a mobile telephone: having a choice of three...

Ancestry of “tri-band”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
2Germanbandpast of binden
3Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
4Frenchthere; here, present
5Italianthere
6Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
7Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
8GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
9Germana-MollA-minor
10Hungarianathe; this; that
11Frenchàto; on the, to; at
12Middle Frenchato; towards; third-person singular present...
13Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
14LatinA
15Etruscan𐌀and, also
16Ancient Greekᾱ̔
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔