Where does “tripling” come from?
Tripling comes from English triple, from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus meaning "threefold," from Latin tres meaning "three," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes.
tripling (English): present participle of triple; An act of...
Definitions
- present participle of triple; An act of...
Ancestry of “tripling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triple | Made up of three related elements, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | triple | — |
| 3 | Latin | triplus | threefold, triple |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *triplos | — |