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Where does “trinité” come from?

trinité (French) comes from Old French trinité, from Latin trīnitās, from German Dreieinigkeit, from German Einigkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit.

trinité (French): trinity; Trinity

Definitions

  1. trinity; Trinity

Ancestry of “trinité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrinité—
2Latintrīnitās—
3GermanDreieinigkeitTrinity
4GermanEinigkeitunity; consensus, agreement
5German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
6German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
7Middle High German-heit—
8Old High German-heitnature, character
9Proto-West Germanic-haidu—
10Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
11Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “trinité”

  • Trinitarian
  • antitrinitarian
  • trinitaire
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