Where does “triplet” come from?

triplet (English) comes from English triple, from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos — threefold, triple.

triplet (English): A group of three; One of a group of three; One of...

Definitions

  1. A group of three; One of a group of three; One of...

Ancestry of “triplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtripleMade up of three related elements, often...
2Middle Englishtriple—
3Latintriplusthreefold, triple
4Proto-Italic*triplosthreefold, triple

Words derived from “triplet”

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