Where does “triple” come from?

Triple derives from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus meaning threefold, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning three.

triple (English): Made up of three related elements, often...

Definitions

  1. Made up of three related elements, often...

Ancestry of “triple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtriple—
2Latintriplusthreefold, triple
3Proto-Italic*triplosthreefold, triple

Words derived from “triple”

Every word from Proto-Italic *triplos →Every word from Latin triplus →Every word from Middle English triple →