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
- A grouping of three; A word of three syllables; A...
Ancestry of “triad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triad- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τριάς | the number three; a group of three; triad; system... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρῐᾰ́ς | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 6 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 9 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |