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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 Englishtrine—
2Middle Frenchtrin—
3Latintrīnus—
4Latintrēs—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trine”

  • trinity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →