Where does “tricentennial” come from?

tricentennial (English) comes from Latin tricentennialis, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tricentennial (English): The 300th anniversary of an event or happening;...

Definitions

  1. The 300th anniversary of an event or happening;...

Ancestry of “tricentennial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintricentennialis—
2Latintri-three, tri-
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →