Where does “triquetrously” come from?
triquetrously (English) comes from English triquetrous, from Latin triquetrus, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
triquetrously (English): In a triquetrous or triangular manner
Definitions
- In a triquetrous or triangular manner
Ancestry of “triquetrously”, step by step
triquetrously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triquetrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triquetrous | Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section |
| 2 | Latin | triquetrus | triangular, having three corners |
| 3 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |