Where does “trivium” come from?

trivium (English) comes from Latin trivium, from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trivium (English): The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar,...

Definitions

  1. The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar,...

Ancestry of “trivium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriviuma crossroads or fork where three roads meet;...
2Latintriviusof or belonging to crossroad temples
3Latintri-three, tri-
4Latintrēsthree; 3
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trivium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →