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Where does “tribrachic” come from?

tribrachic (English) comes from English tribrach, from Latin tribrachys, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tribrachic (English): Composed of three short syllables; Relating to,...

Definitions

  1. Composed of three short syllables; Relating to,...

Ancestry of “tribrachic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtribrachA metrical foot consisting of three short...
2Latintribrachystribrach
3Ancient Greekτρῐ́βρᾰχῠς—
4Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
5Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
6Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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