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Where does “triones” come from?

triones (English) comes from Latin triones, from Latin trio, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

triones (English): plural of trione; API pl; The seven principal...

Definitions

  1. plural of trione; API pl; The seven principal...

Ancestry of “triones”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrionesnominative plural of triō; accusative plural of...
2Latintrioa plow ox; the constellation of the Wagon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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