Where does “triune” come from?
Triune derives from the prefix tri- in Latin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning three, combined with the suffix -une.
triune (English): Both three and one at the same time
Definitions
- Both three and one at the same time
Ancestry of “triune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | triunus | triune |
| 2 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “triune”