Where does “terne” come from?
terne (French) comes from Middle French terne, from Old French terne, from Latin ternas, from Latin terni, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs.
terne (French): dull; colourless; drab; trinity, gathering of...
Definitions
- dull; colourless; drab; trinity, gathering of...
Ancestry of “terne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | terne | — |
| 2 | Old French | terne | dull, dim |
| 3 | Latin | ternas | accusative feminine plural of terni |
| 4 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 5 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 6 | Latin | terr | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “terne”