Where does “trine” come from?

Trine comes from Middle French trin, from Latin trinus meaning "triple," ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root tréyes meaning "three."

trine (English): Triple; threefold; Denoting the aspect of two...

Definitions

  1. Triple; threefold; Denoting the aspect of two...

Ancestry of “trine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtrinetrine, triple
2Middle Frenchtrin
3Latintrīnusthree each
4Latintrēsthree; 3
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “trine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Italic trēsEvery word from Latin trēs
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