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

  1. Both three and one at the same time

Ancestry of “triune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriunustriune
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “triune”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →