Where does “trifecta” come from?
trifecta (English) comes from English perfecta, from Spanish perfecta, from Spanish perfecto, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
trifecta (English): A bet in which the bettor must select the first...
Definitions
- A bet in which the bettor must select the first...
Ancestry of “trifecta”, step by step
trifecta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perfecta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perfecta | A kind of bet wherein the first and second-place... |
| 2 | Spanish | perfecta | feminine singular of perfecto |
| 3 | Spanish | perfecto | perfect |
| 4 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 5 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |