Where does “triequal” come from?

triequal (English) comes from English equal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

triequal (English): Equal and three in number

Definitions

  1. Equal and three in number

Ancestry of “triequal”, step by step

triequal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English equal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishequalThe same in all respects; Exactly identical,...
2Latinaequālisequal, like
3Latinæquusequal
4Latinvocāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Latin vocāre →Every word from Latin æquus →