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
- plural of trione; API pl; The seven principal...
Ancestry of “triones”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | triones | nominative plural of triō; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | trio | a plow ox; the constellation of the Wagon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |