Where does “trio” come from?
Trio comes from Italian trio, a small group of three musicians or performers.
trio (English): A group of three people or things; A group of...
Definitions
- A group of three people or things; A group of...
Ancestry of “trio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | trio | trio; Tiriyó |
| 2 | Italian | trio | trio, threesome; trio; travel system |
| 3 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “trio”