Where does “triple-barrelled” come from?
triple-barrelled (English) comes from English triple, from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos — threefold, triple.
triple-barrelled (English): Having three separate parts (surnames) linked by hyphens
Definitions
- Having three separate parts (surnames) linked by hyphens
Ancestry of “triple-barrelled”, step by step
triple-barrelled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triple | Made up of three related elements, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | triple | — |
| 3 | Latin | triplus | threefold, triple |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *triplos | threefold, triple |
via English barrelled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrelled | simple past tense and past participle of barrel;... |