Where does “triqubit” come from?

triqubit (English) comes from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

triqubit (English): Involving three qubits

Definitions

  1. Involving three qubits

Ancestry of “triqubit”, step by step

triqubit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English qubit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishqubitA quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyesEvery word from English tri
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