Where does “triobjective” come from?

triobjective (English) comes from English objective, from French objectif, from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

triobjective (English): Involving three objectives

Definitions

  1. Involving three objectives

Ancestry of “triobjective”, step by step

triobjective traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English objective

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobjectiveOf or relating to a material object, actual...
2Frenchobjectifobjective; objective; impartial; objective, goal,...
3Latinobjectivusobjective
4LatinobicioI throw or put to, towards, in front of or...
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos