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

  1. A group of three people or things; A group of...

Ancestry of “trio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtriotrio; Tiriyó
2Italiantriotrio, threesome; trio; travel system
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “trio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
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