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Where does “triad” come from?

Triad comes from Latin triās, meaning a group of three.

triad (English): A grouping of three; A word of three syllables; A...

Definitions

  1. A grouping of three; A word of three syllables; A...

Ancestry of “triad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriad-—
2Ancient Greekτριάςthe number three; a group of three; triad; system...
3Ancient Greekτρῐᾰ́ς—
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “triad”

  • triadic
  • triadically
  • nontriadic
  • triadism
  • triadist
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