Where does “untrivial” come from?
untrivial (English) comes from English trivial, from Latin trivialis, from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
untrivial (English): Not trivial
Definitions
- Not trivial
Ancestry of “untrivial”, step by step
untrivial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trivial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trivial | Ignorable; of little significance or value;... |
| 2 | Latin | trivialis | common, commonplace, ordinary, trivial |
| 3 | Latin | trivius | of or belonging to crossroad temples |
| 4 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |