Where does “triliteralness” come from?
triliteralness (English) comes from English triliteral, from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
triliteralness (English): triliterality
Definitions
- triliterality
Ancestry of “triliteralness”, step by step
triliteralness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triliteral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triliteral | Of word roots in Afroasiatic languages:... |
| 2 | English | tri- | API; three; Used in combination with a known... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |