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Where does “treillis” come from?

treillis (French) comes from Latin trilicius, from Latin trilix, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

treillis (French): trellis; canvas; fatigues

Definitions

  1. trellis; canvas; fatigues

Ancestry of “treillis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrilicius—
2Latintrilixhaving triple thread, three-ply
3Latintri-three, tri-
4Latintrēs—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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