Where does “trilogy” come from?
trilogy (English) comes from Latin trilogia, from Ancient Greek τριλογία, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trilogy (English): A set of three works of art that are connected,...
Definitions
- A set of three works of art that are connected,...
Ancestry of “trilogy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trilogia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τριλογία | trilogy, group of three tragedies performed... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρῐ- | three; {{l|en|tri-}} |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |