Where does “tritheistic” come from?

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

tritheistic (English): Having, or pertaining to, a belief in three gods

Definitions

  1. Having, or pertaining to, a belief in three gods

Ancestry of “tritheistic”, step by step

tritheistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English theistic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheisticOf, relating to, or exhibiting theism

Words derived from “tritheistic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →