Where does “trigintal” come from?
trigintal (English) comes from Latin trigintate, from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.
trigintal (English): A trental
Definitions
- A trental
Ancestry of “trigintal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trigintate | — |
| 2 | Latin | trīgintā | thirty; 30 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tridḱómt | thirty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tri- | three, threefold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |