Where does “trifluctuation” come from?
trifluctuation (English) comes from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trifluctuation (English): A concurrence of three waves
Definitions
- A concurrence of three waves
Ancestry of “trifluctuation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tri- | API; three; Used in combination with a known... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |