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Where does “tre” come from?

tre (Esperanto) comes from French très, from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

tre (Esperanto): very

Definitions

  1. very

Ancestry of “tre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrèsvery
2Middle Frenchtrésvery
3Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tre”

  • treege
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